There are a lot of labels out there for a lot of very different diets, I refer to my diet as clean eating, this is because I try to eat as cleanly as possible, eating food in its most natural form, not processed, no added colours, preservatives etc, now Paleo…
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
I have been feeling rather guilty lately as I have really been neglecting this blog, so I thought I would post this recipe for gorgeous twice baked sweet potatoes. My neglect has come from my new love for crochet, knitting, sewing, refurbishing beautiful old furniture and interior design, all of…
Twelfth Night Cake
The Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas,the cake traditionally celebrating Epiphany in France is called a galette des rois and consists of flaky puff pastry layers with a dense centre of frangipane. Tradition…
Chilli Beef Cornbread Pie
We are now into December and the Christmas preparations begin, I hate that Christmas is now so commercial and that the shops are selling Christmas earlier and earlier every year. The advantage that we, as a family, now have is that the Children are all grown up, aged from 25…
Advent Bread with Maple Icing
October is here and Autumn is in full swing, the hedgerows are full of sloes and blackberries, chestnuts are on the trees and all around the colours are changing to those autumnal hues of red, orange and brown. What has been deceptive is the warmth and glorious sunshine, I can…
Christmas Cake with Spelt Flour
Christmas Cake is one of my most favourite things in the world to bake, I absolutely love Christmas, the tradition, the family coming together at the table and all the fabulous nostalgic smells that waft from the kitchen through the house. I also love Christmas cake because it is one…
Sage Roasted Pork Belly
Its been raining and it is rather gloomy, so it seemed the perfect day to give this gorgeous sage roasted pork belly ago, it is one of those dishes that feels autumnal, not that I am wishing summer to be over already, I am hoping and praying for lots of…
Masala Tea
I love Indian food, I love Chai Tea and I love Masala Tea, I love the richness of this fabulous culture and I love the family values, something I think we could learn so much from in this very cold and busy modern world. I love the thought of the…
Parsnip in a Pear Tree Soup
I must confess that I am not a big soup eater, I never order it in a restaurant, never eat it out of a tin, but occasionally I do indulge in a beautiful New Covent Garden Food Co soup. Also a couple of years a go I brought their book…
