January is not usually a month known for pleasant surprises. Blinking with disbelief at my inbox, I received an invitation to stay overnight and take the one day patisserie class at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, home to the Raymond Blanc Cookery School. “Yes… I think I’m free that day…!” Explaining to my husband the […]
Cafe Luc Two prawns walk into a bar
Café Luc is a Belgian restaurant on Marylebone High Street. I have happy memories of trips to Belgium and I was really looking forward to this. Despite the menu above indicating my visit was in February, I’ve perfect recall of the meal. You’ll soon see why.
Namaaste Kitchen Camden
*This review was originally published in 2011. The restaurant is still open, but menus and experiences may have changed.* Spicy food pushes the boundaries of most toddlers. We’ve done pizza places, burgers, roast dinners. Even sushi. Ted loves strong flavours and has tucked into some Mexican dishes such chicken mole at Wahaca with gusto however […]
Nigella Express Macaroni Cheese
I’ve just drowned in Wikipedia, as I often do. Writing this blog post has reminded me of two things, my beloved Italian friend Anastasia answering the phone with an efficient “Pronto!” (meaning “ready!”) and that the favoured supermarket of my childhood was the now sadly defunct Presto (meaning “fast”). Wikipedia has a whole list of […]
Flipping Pancakes
Even though pancake day is relatively late this year, it still feels like it’s come round really quickly. Is it March already? We still have my sister in law’s family’s Christmas presents in the living room, I swore this year they would not hang around until Easter again but it seems history is repeating. Nothing […]
Rhubarb Raspberry Pavlova with White Chocolate
Luxurious Rhubarb Raspberry Pavlova with white chocolate sauce Although not a girly girl, I do love fuschia. Baby soft shades have their place on sugared almonds but I prefer deep tones. My wardrobe is full of deep pink cardigans, t-shirts and skirts, even a pair of fuschia linen trousers. The pride of my scant make […]
Spiced Chollah Bread
A quick bite of bread today; with yesterday’s Daring Bakers entry and my announcement of the Monthly Mingle tomorrow, not to mention various posts that are stacking up, things have been a bit rushed this weekend. Thus I am popping my head into the Fresh From The Oven party to say hello but I cannot […]
Orange Pannacotta Crumble Pots with Candied Kumquat
Orange Pannacotta Crumble Pots with Candied Kumquats were made for a Daring Bakers challenge. The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe and Nestle Florentine Cookies. I had a couple of problems […]
February Top 10 Posts
Image credit: Kevin and Amanda At the end of January I started what I hope will be a monthly feature on Maison Cupcake, a top 10 of my favourite eye catching posts of the month. Although I’m a sucker for additional work for myself, I thought you’d get a lot more out of this post […]
February Cupcake Crumbs
Cupcake Crumbs is my end of the month round up of bits and pieces that haven’t made it into posts of their own. But they’re no less delicious for it. You frequently hear food bloggers, myself included, despairing of the terrible light for food photographs at this time of year. If only I had a […]
Seduced by Chocolate Forever Nigella Round Up!
Any notion I had about the inaugural Forever Nigella being a flash in the pan was swept away this month when SIXTY of you were well and truly Seduced by Chocolate for Forever Nigella #2. Without further to-do let’s linger over all our wonderful slinky chocolate smothered entries. You may like to take the phone […]
Forever Nigella #3 “Ciao Italia”
This month’s theme is Italian. For Forever Nigella #3 “Ciao Italia” you may submit any Nigella recipes for Italian dishes or any showcasing Italian ingredients.
