Due to popular demand (one person asking), I am going to share the recipe I used recently to make two reasonably successful batches of plum jam. We’d been struggling to decide quite how to use up the glut of Victoria … Continue reading
A few months back, a friend suggested I should try making a cauliflower pizza. As a pizza lover, and I mean everything from stone-baked to Domino’s, I thought this sounded like a terrible idea. Replacing the dough with cauliflower? Surely … Continue reading
When I was invited to try Arla Skyr yoghurt, one of my first thoughts was, “What could I bake with this?”. I’ve noticed recommendations for replacing some of the fat (or buttermilk) in recipes with yoghurt, giving a light, moist … Continue reading
As I’ve mentioned previously, I enjoy a brief. Be it one or two ingredients or a specific bake, a commission gives me a challenge (and removes some of the pressure of making a decision on what to make). My latest … Continue reading
Newsflash: I love houmous and pitta. Or hummus and pitta. Whatever. I am especially partial to that Moroccan one with the whole chickpeas on top. In a shocking diversion from cakes, and in homage to the shiny new website from … Continue reading
As a budding baker, I frequently have stubborn bits of pastry, dough or melted chocolate caked onto my fingers and nails following a good old hand mix. So when I was given the opportunity to try out the ‘world’s first’ … Continue reading
Annie Bell‘s Baking Bible is the most recent addition to my cookbook collection, courtesy of a birthday present from someone wonderful. I leafed through the book, marking each recipe I fancied trying soon, only to be left with a book that resembled … Continue reading
When I come to think of it, this whole tale contains many more than two firsts; from getting up early for something non-medical, to going on the Tube. However, the two that I am referring to are: Going to the … Continue reading
I had such a clear vision for this bake. My boyfriend and I were going to my cousins’ for a couple of days, and I wanted to bake something as a taking gift. My youngest cousin happens to be a … Continue reading
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