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Baking and Blogging in Ascot

• Banana Spelt Muffins

  By lovinghomemade on March 23, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  I know, bananas again! But this is a recipe with a difference, as it’s my brother Christopher’s. He came to visit the other week and gave me this recipe that he had come up with. It’s a really good one… Read More ›

• Homemade Brown Bread – it’s almost wholemeal!

  By lovinghomemade on March 19, 2014 • ( 16 )

  

  Having decided to make a wholemeal loaf, I took the flour out of the cupboard and discovered I had bought “brown” bread flour. I had a feeling that “brown” flour was just dyed white flour pretending to be wholemeal but… Read More ›

• Apple Crumble Cake

  By lovinghomemade on March 16, 2014 • ( 12 )

  

  Finally I have managed to use up the last of the apples that my friend Vana gave me before Christmas. They really weren’t looking good enough to eat on their own so I thought an apple crumble, or streusel cake… Read More ›

• Apple Tarte Tatin

  By lovinghomemade on March 13, 2014 • ( 15 )

  

  I bought a proper Tarte Tatin dish a while ago with the intention of practising for work while using up some of my apples. I have only just managed to try it out but having previously only made Tarte Tatin… Read More ›

• Mini Goat’s Cheese Quiches

  By lovinghomemade on March 9, 2014 • ( 14 )

  

  Saturday was International Women’s Day and my friend Sara asked if my daughter and I would like to go with her and her daughter to watch a netball match at the Olympic Park in London. One of the focusses of… Read More ›

• Seeded Spelt Bread and Baking with Friends

  By lovinghomemade on March 6, 2014 • ( 14 )

  

  My friend Leslie has been asking me to bake some bread with her for a while now. While I might not be an expert, I do try to bake bread at least once or twice a week. And bread is… Read More ›

• Banana and Cinnamon Muffins

  By lovinghomemade on March 2, 2014 • ( 16 )

  

  Despite being a big advocate of fruit and vegetable boxes I have decided to take a break from mine for a while. I love getting different fruits and vegetables each week, particularly ones that I wouldn’t necessarily choose to buy…. Read More ›

• A Cake of Two Halves: Half Chocolate, Half Vanilla Birthday Cake

  By lovinghomemade on February 26, 2014 • ( 25 )

  

  My friend Karyn’s husband and father have their birthdays on the same day but she didn’t really need two cakes in the house. One cake was plenty but one of them prefers chocolate, the other vanilla. A problem easily solved… Read More ›

• Party cupcakes – ski cupcakes (oh, and some sky diving ones too…)

  By lovinghomemade on February 23, 2014 • ( 12 )

  

  Skiing is not a sport I have ever been able to get on with. I love the idea of being in the mountains, with the fresh air and the views and the exercise. Unfortunately I spend most of my time… Read More ›

• Beetroot Cake – Nigel Slater recipe

  By lovinghomemade on February 19, 2014 • ( 18 )

  

  My 9 year old son actually asked me if I could make a beetroot cake. I’m not sure if he had suddenly remembered the Chocolate and Ginger Beetroot Cake or the Beetroot Brownies that I have made previously but he was… Read More ›