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Elizabeth david and a very good chocolate cake

2013-09-21T21:03:54+02:00

The cool stillness of the first day of autumn and the kitchen feels like a nice place to be. Using a recipe from my friend, home economist and food stylist Sue (...)

Seaside Charms

2013-08-17T20:06:55+02:00

Cold meats, a freshly baked cake, and bottles of ginger beer; I spent my childhood dining out on Enid Blyton’s mouth-watering food descriptives – from suppers (...)

Great Scott

2013-07-07T14:19:21+02:00

The grandeur and sheer opulence of the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel is usually something I appreciate in Charlie Bucket-like measures – all misty-eyed on (...)

The proof is in the pudding

2013-06-30T20:59:01+02:00

When I saw this wrapping paper by Cavallini Papers and & Co in the Kew Gardens gift shop, I knew it was never going to cover anything other than my kitchen (...)

Blackbird bakery cake and pastry stop in crystal palace

2013-05-27T22:42:26+02:00

A lazy bank holiday weekend has been punctuated by several excellent cake and pastry pit stops. An iced pain au raisin from the Blackbird Bakery in Crystal (...)

Battenburg Cake

2013-05-14T22:41:23+02:00

This is one of my favourite recipes from my book The WI Vintage Teatime and seems to perfectly suit these drizzly May afternoons. Pretty as a picture, this (...)

Hot cross buns

2013-03-26T13:29:59+01:00

Studded with dried fruits and gently spiced, a warm buttered hot cross bun has become far too tasty for Easter alone. Most of the big supermarkets have noted (...)

Love in the time of Le Creuset

2013-02-11T23:37:38+01:00

After a rather un-profitable car boot sale 13 years ago, I sloped off from my wonky pasting table and decided to blow my earnings on someone else’s junk. (...)

Judging cake at village and county shows in the uk

2013-01-12T13:25:52+01:00

Judging cake is a serious business. We’ve all seen Calendar Girls. The self-crucifying repercussions of taking short cuts down M&S’ sponge aisle to claim the (...)

Christmas Cake for Brides

2012-12-10T00:58:25+01:00

My New Year’s Resolution is to blog like clockwork, which starts a few weeks early. I blame the lack of posts on my wedding blessing last month; a small and (...)