I’ve given them away, steeped them in brandy, turned them into jelly, baked them and stewed them. This year’s quince harvest has been a bumper one and it seemed a shame to waste it. They perfumed the kitchen for weeks… Read More ›
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All-in-One Blackberry Cake
Every year I’m surprised when blackberries are ripe in August. Blackberries should be an autumn fruit, designed for jam making and comforting crumbles. And yet this year I was picking them in burning sunshine, wondering how soon I could get… Read More ›
Friends, Acquaintances and Boston Cream Pie
We all have friends we don’t keep in touch with properly but can pick up where we left off without any resentment or hard feelings. And we have other friends: people we spend time with because circumstances put us together…. Read More ›
Strawberry Swirl Cake and reducing stress
It’s been a while! I had intended for this post to be all about the Royal Ascot horse races we have every year in June: a great excuse for a lunch with friends before going to wave at the Queen… Read More ›
Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes
Things don’t always turn out the way you think they will. Life being an obvious example and cake being another. When things don’t work out you have to pick yourself – and the cake – up and try again. And… Read More ›
Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Muffins
For anyone who follows a gluten-free diet, or just wants to reduce the amount of gluten in their diet there are so many options these days in the supermarkets for gluten-free treats. A lot of things that would naturally not… Read More ›
Chocolate and Hazelnut Torte
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 ›
In the Austrian Mountains: Sachertorte and Skiing
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 ›
Pear Upside-Down Cake
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
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 ›
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