Hubby is the god of preserving - I'm rubbish. This may be due to my lack of perseverance. If it doesn't work first time I resign myself to the fact I can't do it and pass the reins over to Hubby. In terms of preserve making, here in the UK, jam uses the whole fruit whereas jelly is clear and ..
It's that time of year when people start to ask me what I would like for Christmas. To be honest I don't need anything, hey our cottage is no Tardis and the secret hidey holes are becoming increasingly crammed, however here is a selection of a few things I would love to be treated to. I suppose ..
October's Fresh from the oven challenge was hosted by Corry. She recommended a fantastic recipe inspired by from Richard Bertinet’s fabulous book Dough – Simple Contemporary BreadI tried this particular recipe last year, but keen to adapt recipe and in keeping with my sudden preoccupation of ..
...or maybe should that be Derbyshire. Pen is going to be so proud of me for fitting a musical connection into my blog post! For those who don't follow me on Twitter you may not realise that Hubby & I are going to a Halloween Party as Sweeney Todd & Mrs Lovett. Going as Mrs Lovett seemed a ..
If you hadn't spotted I'm going through a bit of a retro/kitch baking phase at the moment. Recipes that were beginning to gather dust amongst the more radical baking recipes but have the ability stand the test of time. I don't know if this is because time is precious right now and retro baking ..