We're in the second week of tennis at Wimbledon. I can't in all honesty say it's something I really get involved with other than I notice it's all that's on the BBC. I suspect it's the scars of my childhood - my mum, sporty to the core, followed avidly from Queens onwards and I … [Read more...]
Gooseberry and Elderflower Cake
I wasn't fond of gooseberries as a child and I told everyone the reason for that was because they made me 'blink'. I was right. They can be lip pursing-ly sour and even the sweetest need sugar. What's more, they are spiteful to pick, with thorns like spears. Gooseberry Fool … [Read more...]
Pain Perdu
Or 'Eggy Bread', Gypsy Toast, French Toast .. take your pick. There are so many names for eggy soaked bread which is then fried in butter. The French 'Pain Perdu' literally translates as 'Lost Bread' which has exactly the right feel for Brioche that's been drowned in a milk/egg … [Read more...]
Vanilla Butterfly Cakes
Butterfly Cakes are a little piece of nostalgia for me. I was thinking .. I'd never seen them outside of a home kitchen when I decided to make these on Friday, but there's clearly something in the air at the moment. On Saturday, Nigel and I happened upon a new-to-us garden … [Read more...]
Apple Cakes
It's just as well I am a woman without much blogging ambition because this will not get pinned, Tumblred or tweeted. Apple Cakes aren't flashy to look at, but you will love me for sharing this recipe. And, I suppose, that's where my ambition lies. I'm imagining you … [Read more...]