A while a go I brought Hubby, Jamie’s 30 minute Meals, the recipes are lovely, but do not take 30 minutes, even when you are as good at cooking as my Hubby is, so when Oliver brought him Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals for Christmas, we were prepared for them to…
Lemon and Thyme Cake
Happy New Year to you all ! I hope you all had a very lovely Christmas and a wonderful New Year, if you have made resolutions I hope that they are going well and you are managing to stick to them. I never make any, as I know if I…
Gingerbread Cake
Just had to quickly tell you about this sticky gorgeous gingerbread cake, a perfect Christmas treat, so simple to make, fills the house with yummy Christmas smells and really hits the spot served with a cup of tea on a cold frosty morning and because you can store it so…
Apple Sauce
Autumn is well and truly upon us now and we have seen a hint of winter with our first frost on Sunday morning, it was stunning, the sun was shining and the grass with its frosty covering sparkled. It inspired me, whilst Hubby watch the F1, to go outside and…
Compote of summer berries with scented geranium leaves
Sometimes when you are entertaining or even just fancy a dessert, you don’t always want to spend hours on making something or actually want anything to heavy, sometimes its nice to offer a gorgeous chocolate torte with some lovely fresh fruit and cream, well this dessert ticks all of the…
Olive Oil Jam Tart
Having the boys come home for dinner always gives me an excuse to go over the top with the food, not that I normally need an excuse, but having all five of them at home, around the family table always inspires me to come up with a truly authentic Italian…
A nice surprise in the post
I received a nice surprise in the post the other day, at first I thought what a strange thing to send to someone who bakes all the time, never buys shop cakes and would be highly critical of a cake that came in a tin! Well you will be pleased…
Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
Well it appears that we have had an amazing glut of rhubarb, it must clearly enjoy this wet summer we have been having, but it is now at the point of becoming a little stringy and I felt it was time to cut it all back and give any new…
Spaghetti Vongole
I know its been a very long time since I last wrote a post, but it would appear along with the summer sunshine my baking and blogging mojo has gone missing! I can not seem to find it anywhere, I do not know why this has happened, apart from life…
The Queen’s Jubilee & Childhood Memories
It’s the start of half-term and as usual I am in the kitchen preparing pancakes for brunch for my brood, its a tradition in our family and one that, however old the Children become, a tradition they still love and always ask for. Watching Luca licking the bowl of a…
