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Baking and Blogging in Ascot

• Blackberry, Coconut and Lime Loaf

  By lovinghomemade on August 12, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  If you’ve got blackberries from the hedgerows, this blackberry, coconut, and lime loaf is the perfect cake for using them up.

• Rhubarb, Pistachio and Cardamom Cake

  By lovinghomemade on August 5, 2015 • ( 11 )

  

  My parent’s rhubarb crop is nearing the end but that didn’t stop them giving me a large bunch to take with me when I visited recently. It made a great crumble and this cake, which was my second attempt at… Read More ›

• Chocolate Mousse with Avocados from Deliciously Ella

  By lovinghomemade on July 29, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  For my birthday recently I was given a copy of the cookbook “Deliciously Ella” written by the blogger Ella Woodward. It’s a lovely book with beautiful photographs: something all us food bloggers can aspire to. Her philosophy centres on plant-based, wholefood living… Read More ›

• Tarte aux Abricots at Keranmeriet in Brittany

  By lovinghomemade on July 22, 2015 • ( 10 )

  

  Sometimes your life starts to run you instead of you running your life. I find myself rushing from one thing to the next, late for everything and ready for nothing. It’s sometimes impossible to take a step back when you… Read More ›

• Blackcurrant Jam and growing your own fruit

  By lovinghomemade on July 8, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  Last weekend I went to stay at my parents’ for a couple of nights while they were away. They have a relatively small garden but it is full of beautiful flowers, fruit and vegetables: they spend hours on it and… Read More ›

• Courgette, Lime and Pistachio Cake

  By lovinghomemade on July 1, 2015 • ( 10 )

  

  I recently signed up for a fruit and vegetable box again, having had one a few years ago. I gave up last time because I was permanently trying to finish using up vegetables that I didn’t really like. I love… Read More ›

• Success with a Sourdough Starter

  By lovinghomemade on June 24, 2015 • ( 21 )

  

  It takes a while to make a sourdough starter and it can be very frustrating: don’t give up and you will be rewarded, probably right at the point where you think it’s never, ever going to work. I still find… Read More ›

• Spinach and Ricotta Quiche

  By lovinghomemade on June 18, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  Pastry sometimes seems like a bit too much effort but in fact it is a very quick and easy option, And you can make it in advance, wrap it in clingfilm and leave it in the fridge until you are… Read More ›

• Healthier Chocolate Alternative – and selling cakes

  By lovinghomemade on June 10, 2015 • ( 16 )

  

  Last week I did my first two “proper” cake sales, where I sold my homemade cakes on a stall as Lovinghomemade. I had no idea what to expect and was quite nervous as it’s a very different prospect, selling something… Read More ›

• Rhubarb and Almond Polenta Cake

  By lovinghomemade on June 3, 2015 • ( 14 )

  

  I opened my front door the other day to find some rhubarb, already trimmed and tied with a bow. I put out the rubbish, brought in the rhubarb – not a bad swap, I think. If only it worked like… Read More ›