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Baking and Blogging in Ascot

• Vegetable Box Quandaries

  By lovinghomemade on October 2, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Every week I get a small mixed fruit and vegetable box from Abel & Cole. I get it for various reasons but am undecided as to whether they are the right or the wrong reasons. I look forward to it… Read More ›

• Hummingbird Cake

  By lovinghomemade on September 29, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  This is a perfect “Coffee Morning” cake: light, pretty and easier to make than it looks. Hummingbird Cake comes from the southern US and is very similar to carrot cake except it contains banana, pineapple and pecan nuts instead of… Read More ›

• Key Lime Pie – not so much a pie, more a cheeseless cheesecake

  By lovinghomemade on September 28, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  This is not the first time I have mentioned Key Lime Pie, but it is the first time it has taken centre stage. This is not a true Key Lime Pie as I didn’t use Key limes but it really… Read More ›

• Blueberry Muffins

  By lovinghomemade on September 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Although I am trying really hard eat to food when it is in season, I am finding it hard to kick my blueberry habit that always develops over the summer. Which was lucky because my brother requested blueberry muffins when… Read More ›

• Pear Tarte Tatin – Easy homemade recipe

  By lovinghomemade on September 24, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Tarte Tatin is a lot easier to make than to take a decent photo of! I spent ages looking for a recipe that was relatively simple but that didn’t rely on store bought puff pastry. I eventually found a great… Read More ›

• Addictive Blog Award

  By lovinghomemade on September 23, 2012 • ( 9 )

  Being quite new to the world of blogging I was really delighted to find out that the girl with the bicycle, one of my favourite bloggers, had nominated me for the Addictive Blog Award! Thank you very much, I really… Read More ›

• Homemade Sloe Gin, or Life in the Sloe Lane

  By lovinghomemade on September 20, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  You will have to forgive the pun – I couldn’t resist it after my recent post about blackberry picking… Once you start looking around it’s amazing how much you can find in the hedgerows. Sloes are the fruit of the… Read More ›

• Pear and Pecan Muffins

  By lovinghomemade on September 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  These muffins are quite virtuous on some levels. They have fresh fruit and nuts in them, both of which are good for you. Here in the UK locally grown pears are beginning to appear in the shops, so the fruit has… Read More ›

• Homemade Blackberry Jam – Life in the (slow) Lane

  By lovinghomemade on September 17, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  I suddenly realised the other Thursday that while I had organised my daughter’s 11th birthday sleepover treat in my head for that Saturday, I hadn’t actually shared the details with the two girls that were invited. Or indeed their mothers…. Read More ›

• Fruit Scones – a super fast Sunday afternoon treat

  By lovinghomemade on September 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Sunday afternoons sometimes need a nice cup of tea and a sweet treat to make them complete, particularly as the weather starts to change and become more autumnal. Fruit scones were very much a “go to” recipe for a quick… Read More ›