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Baking and Blogging in Ascot

• Rhubarb Friands – and The wedding

  By lovinghomemade on May 24, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  You may never have heard of Windsor before the Royal Wedding but even if you were trying to avoid the coverage it’s likely that you now know a lot about it. I live on the edge of Windsor Great Park… Read More ›

• Chocolate and Hazelnut Torte

  By lovinghomemade on April 29, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  If your Instagram feed is anything like mine it will be full of beautiful, quite stylised images. Cakes, flowers, amazing handcrafted items. Ceramics, ‘flat lays’ and scenery. Each image more beautiful than the last. It’s hugely inspiring and quite daunting… Read More ›

• Salmon Quiche

  By lovinghomemade on April 10, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  all Quiche sometimes still gets a bad press but you can’t beat it as a make-ahead, take-with-you sort of dish. Any sort of gathering that requires guests to bring a dish, picnics and al fresco lunches will all often involve… Read More ›

• In the Austrian Mountains: Sachertorte and Skiing

  By lovinghomemade on March 21, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

    Think of Austria and you probably think of ‘The Sound of Music’, mountains, Wienerschnitzel and Sachertorte. Or maybe that’s just me, but mountains and cake make a great basis for most things, and especially a skiing holiday. I have… Read More ›

• The ‘Perfect’ Blueberry Crème Brûlée Cheesecake

  By lovinghomemade on March 8, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  ‘Perfection’ is a word you hear a lot these days, and particularly in reference to baking. On the baking shows that are currently so popular the judges constantly remind us that they are looking for perfection, and, just in case… Read More ›

• Pear Upside-Down Cake

  By lovinghomemade on February 21, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  It’s not easy to talk to someone in the UK without the weather making up part of the conversation, especially if you’re talking to someone you don’t know very well. And even if you do know them well, it’s likely… Read More ›

• Prosecco Syrup and Valentine’s Cupcakes

  By lovinghomemade on February 7, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  You definitely don’t need an excuse to make Prosecco syrup, but, if you did happen to be looking for one, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I imagine you can use an open bottle of slightly flat, leftover Prosecco… Read More ›

• Easy, Delicious and not just for January: Vegan Coconut and Chocolate Cake

  By lovinghomemade on January 25, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  First we had Movember: men cultivating moustaches in November for charity to highlight men’s health issues. Then came Stoptober: a government-backed campaign to help people give up smoking in October. Now January has been rebranded by a charity set up… Read More ›

• Chocolate Pistachio Cake and being kinder to yourself

  By lovinghomemade on January 16, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  It’s not a modern concept to use the New Year as an opportunity to review and reset. The month of January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of gates and doorways and he is depicted with two faces,… Read More ›

• Upside-down Cinnamon Apple Slices

  By lovinghomemade on November 30, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

    Although I was given an apple tree a couple of years ago it hasn’t exactly burst into fruit-bearing life yet. It produced a solitary apple last year and this year was on strike. I’m still hopeful for next year… Read More ›