I always try to make sure I have extra foraged or pick-your-own fruit to put in the freezer so we can enjoy it throughout the winter in baking. Then I either forget to use it or “save” it for a… Read More ›
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Apple and Rosemary Cake
It might look a lot like focaccia but this is actually a cake. And a delicious one at that. It’s from a recipe I found in Lily Vanilli’s “Sweet Tooth”, a book my kids gave to my mum as a… Read More ›
Date and Maple Syrup Cake
So this might be the third post in a row with a recipe from Donna Hay’s “The New Classics” but I promise to give it a break next time! As with the other two recipes from the book, Fruit Flapjacks… Read More ›
Pear, Maple and Ginger Tarte Tatin
I mentioned the Donna Hay cookbook I got for Christmas in my last post and this recipe is also from “The New Classics”. It is likely that my next post will be too! Instead of using packet puff pastry I… Read More ›
Fruit Flapjacks
I am very much a purist when it comes to flapjacks. For me, oats, brown sugar, syrup and butter in a certain ratio (the one of my childhood) make up a proper flapjack. Flour has absolutely no place in a… Read More ›
Banana and Cranberry Muffins – use up your Christmas Cranberry Sauce
If you have cranberry sauce leftover from Christmas, either homemade or store-bought, there are several things you can do with it if you are getting fed up with it in turkey sandwiches. This is a very quick and easy recipe… Read More ›
Chocolate Cake with Crystallised Oranges
My camera has decided to go on strike for the moment and I am having to use my phone to take photos instead, which is really not helping, as you can see! Combined with the lights on my Christmas tree… Read More ›
Cranberry and Walnut Slices
I am not sure where this recipe comes from originally but I have a couple of friends who make this on a regular basis and it’s delicious. The middle layer uses homemade or store-bought cranberry sauce but you could also… Read More ›
Homemade “Luxury” Mincemeat for Christmas
It may not look pretty but mincemeat, the filling in mince pies, is one of the first tastes of a traditional British Christmas. I had my first mince pie this year this weekend – very early, I know, I… Read More ›
It’s all about that Quince: Jelly, Paste and Brandy
If you are lucky enough to have a quince tree in your garden (or know someone who does) it is worth making the effort to use them. And it is quite an effort as they are difficult to peel and… Read More ›
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