As you can see by the flowers in the photo, I made this cake a little while ago, the reason for the delay in writing up the post is that the recipe came from the Country Living magazine, May edition and I let a friend borrow it, now I have…
Energy Bars
Well I said that I wouldn’t be writing anymore blogs over Easter, what I hadn’t banked on was Hubby just wanting to lay a round in bed with his laptop attached to his face, so I have decided to leave him in bed and get up and start to prepare…
Date Slices
I am in snack heaven since finding Dale Kinnock’s book ‘The Medicinal Chef‘ and I am enjoying cooking and baking my way through his fantastic recipes. So far I have baked only snacks, my sweet tooth getting the better of me as usual, but at least these snacks are good…
No Bake Cacao Slices
Today I have a mountain of work to get through, I am sat at my desk in the office looking out the window at glorious sunshine thinking that I need to get a move on and get outside, I have four blog posts to type up and staring at the…
Roasted Garlic, Rosemary and Spelt Loaf
I am not going to go on today about the wonders of spelt flour and how much better it is for your digestive system, but instead I am going to let the above photo speak for itself, this has to be one of the most gorgeous, tasty and wholesome loaves…
Date Cake with Zesty Cream Cheese Icing
A new year is here and as I mentioned in an earlier post my baking mojo has disappeared, I think all this rain has washed it away, but just recently I have started to crave a slice of cake again. Like many of us over Christmas I put on a…
Salted Caramel Apple Pies
This morning I woke to a stunning Autumnal morning, the garden had been given quite a dusting of sparkling white glitter from Jack Frost and it was so beautiful. It made me aware that our Autumn days will soon be behind us and that Winter will be well and truly…
Jasmine Cake
When the Primrose Bakery Celebrations Cookery Book dropped through my letter box the other day I knew straight away that this Jasmine Cake would have to be the first cake that I baked. I have been looking for the perfect Jasmine Cake for my blog for a while now, as…
Granary Loaf
I am sorry, I know, its another bread recipe, but with all this soup making we need bread and I just don’t fancy eating the same boring bread day in and day out, so if I find a good one, I just have to share it with you, and boy,…
Spelt Muffin Tin Buns
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will already know that I am a huge fan of spelt flour and I use it where ever I can in recipes, it is an ancient relative of modern wheat, the spelt grain (triticum speltum) was widely grown by the Romans….
