Having spent the last week on holiday it was really good to get back into the kitchen and make something quick and easy, in between the unpacking and washing. It was truly wonderful to spend a week away in the sun,… Read More ›
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Tea Bread – it travels well!
I grew up with this tea bread – it’s an old family favourite and the recipe my mum uses came from her mum. The fruit is soaked in tea and left overnight and the only fat in it comes from one… Read More ›
Homemade Pitta Bread
The first time I made these pitta bread they had all disappeared before they were even cool. Apart from managing a photo of them as they went on the cooling rack, we were eating them too fast to even think… Read More ›
Cherry and Almond Cake
One of my favourite cakes as a child was one we simply referred to as Cherry Cake, which I think was essentially a madeira cake with cherries in it. This is a take on my childhood cake which includes ground and… Read More ›
Homemade Abel and Cole Breakfast Cookies – and the photo competition
I have mentioned before that I get a weekly vegetable box from the UK company Abel & Cole. They have a great website full of recipe ideas for your fruit and vegetables, as well as a monthly recipe and photo competition…. Read More ›
Pumpkin and Poppy Seed Bread(sticks) and Easy Smoked Mackerel Paté
I wanted to try making breadsticks as I thought it was about time I made something other than a loaf of bread. The instructions said make it with a dough hook, so I did, instead of kneading it myself. And… Read More ›
Victoria Sponge – how to make it the traditional way (and with a goose egg!)
I had never used a goose egg before my friend Vana brought me three, having just visited her parents’ farm… I’m not sure that I had ever actually even seen one before. You don’t find many recipes requiring goose eggs…. Read More ›
Homemade Chocolate Treats – great for giving
One of my favourite combinations: plain chocolate, dried fruit and nuts. So easy to make, so delicious and perfect to take to a friend’s as a gift. It’s a good idea to make these with someone in mind or you… Read More ›
Traditional Easter Biscuits – not a bunny in sight!
When I was little we made Easter Biscuits every year but it is a tradition I had almost forgotten about. Traditional British Easter biscuits are crunchy, sugary, shortbread-type biscuits with currants in. They are quite different from the iced bunny… Read More ›
Simnel Cake – traditional Easter cake
Simnel Cake is the traditional cake eaten at Easter and I remembering making this with my mum every year. It is a rich fruit cake with a layer of marzipan running through the middle and another layer of marzipan on the… Read More ›
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