Here’s a preview of new cookbooks due out in May 2016 – naturally with the emphasis on baking – and there are a few stragglers from April worth mentioning too. We have a big variety this month from flouncy fun stuff to vegan ice cream, from TV favourite tie ins to new rising stars. […]
Slow Cooker Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips (Gluten Free)
Slow Cooker banana bread with chocolate chips – really easy and gluten free too. 3 hours and you get this lovely moist banana bread you can finish off with lots of drizzled chocolate! We had a bunch of very strange bananas recently. They ripened in the blink of an eye and when you peeled them half […]
Spelt Pizza Dough with Three Pizza Toppings
Today’s guest recipe comes from Spelt by Roger Saul*. If you’ve not heard the name Roger Saul then you’ve very possibly heard of his company Sharpham Park which produces a range of spelt flours. They were first people to do so commercially in the UK bringing the benefits of spelt within easy reach of consumers […]
Bramley Apple and Sage Popovers
This apple and sage popovers recipe with roast chicken and pancetta is the latest in a series of posts for Bramley Apples. Oh how I miss the days when my grandma used to cook me a roast dinner every Sunday. Her kitchen was about 6 foot square, she didn’t have a fridge never mind a freezer […]
Cake International Highlights
The London edition of Cake International took place at Alexandra Palace earlier this month. If you’ve not been before it’s a fabulous place to see show stopping sugarcraft at close quarters, watch celebrity baking demos and of course the ultimate shopping experience for baking and cake decorating equipment. Below you’ll discover a run down of […]
Win a copy of Bake Off Crème de la Crème book
Who has been watching the new Bake Off Crème de la Crème series on BBC2? I have been agog since the first episode and rushed out the buy the Crème de la Crème book* – that’s my copy above. And just for fun I thought I’d give away another copy to one of my readers. […]
Pesto Courgette Muffins
These courgette muffins with herby pesto are quick and easy to make. Believe it or not I was badgered into buying a spiraliser by Ted who had seen one demonstrated in Lakeland then as soon as we’d brought it home he was determined to record an “unboxing video” for YouTube. This was around one year […]
20 carb loading snacks for energy
Not long ago I’d mindlessly grab snacks such as chocolate bars to combat boredom or out of sheer habit. After losing over three stones in six months my snacking habits have changed completely. I still snack between meals but I’m more likely to reach for naturally sweet treats with slow burning carbs. I have found this […]
Interview with Urvashi Roe
Welcome to a new series of foodie interviews where I chat to my favourite baking personalities and writers. Starting the series, I am very grateful to former Great British Bake Off participant Urvashi Roe for taking time out of her schedule to chat about her latest food projects whilst training for the London Marathon (this weekend). This […]
Paris at Easter
Easter in Paris is becoming a habit. This was our third Easter trip to Paris in five years and we are definitely creatures of habit with our favourite places to visit in Paris off the tourist trail. We were guests of Eurocamp to Maisons-Laffitte holiday parc and spend Easter exploring Paris. For more detailed explorations of the […]
Iced Coffee Souffles Dessert with Cordon Bleu London
These miniature iced coffee soufflés are a light mousse like dessert finished with a hand piped chocolate feather. Recipe by Le Cordon Bleu. I have only previously made baked goats’ cheese soufflés so my curiousity was piqued upon an invite by Great Italian Chefs to an evening where how to make Iced Coffee Soufflés would […]
Bake of the Week April 12-19
There has been a biscuit shortage in the UK recently so I was tickled by these realistic Bourbon Biscuits at Tin & Thyme submitted to this week’s #BAKEoftheWEEK. You may have noticed me being rather quiet on the Bake of the Week front in the past fortnight – it’s been a trying time behind the scenes […]
