Bank holiday weekend and we have had some glorious sunny days, for me this signals a need to go out into the countryside to walk and to forage, then to bake, this weekend was no exception. Hubby and I seem to of fallen into a pattern of, while he watches…
Rhubarb Meringue Pie
Last year I decided to move our rhubarb, we have a lovely vegetable garden and a very abundant and well established fruit garden, but for some unknown reason the previous owner of the house had planted the rhubarb in the vegetable patch. I was a little nervous as we had…
Violet and Sultana Scones
Another new cookery book has arrived in the post, this one is Brighton Bakes by Jessica Haggerty, a lovely vibrant book, gorgeous photography and comes with that Brighton buzz and eccentricity. I love Brighton, I love how it openly invites everyone into its fold, how ever odd, however normal, who…
Blackberry and Rose Geranium Cake
Where has our beautiful weather gone??? I suppose we should know better, we are British after all, but we all long for the hot barmy summer days to come. The woods are full of bluebells and everywhere is looking green, lush and alive. I have just potted up and planted…
Spiced Fairy Cakes – with spelt flour
Its Saturday, its raining, Hubby is watching the F1, so where am I, of course, in the kitchen, where else would I be on a day like today! I decided I needed to bake a little treat to have with a cup of tea when we finally congregate as a…
Spelt Flour Victoria Sponge
I love cookery books, but I have to confess to being a bit of a cookery book snob. Book after book appear, but many are so boring and so repetitive. To make it onto my bookshelves a cookery book has to offer me something new, something exciting and something a…
Cannoli Cream Puffs
Yesterday for the first time, I had my first go at making choux pastry! If you regularly read my blog you will know that pastry of any kind is my weak area of baking and I promise on many occasions to beat it. Well now I have made a start…
The Perfect Easter Afternoon Tea
This isn’t really a new blog post or recipe in the traditional way, but more a simple way of helping you devise the perfect afternoon tea, obviously you can tweak the menu to suit your palate, but it offers a rough guide to help you plan your perfect afternoon. My…
Simnel Cake
Easter has to be one of my favourite celebrations of the year, I love the food, the thought that Spring has arrived and summer is hopefully just around the corner. The clocks change, evenings are lighter and we are finally seeing the sun, it puts a massive smile on my…
Crunchy Fennel Salad
I am trying to catch up with all the yummy recipes that I have cooked and baked lately, but not had time to get onto my blog, so today, after finally everyone going back to school, work and college and catching up with all the housework, ironing and washing, I…
