Food adventures, food memories and food thoughts.
Every weekend needs a treat and at the moment probably more so than ever. We may be slowly coming out of lockdown isolation, slowly starting to socialise again, but each day can still feel the same with little to highlight one from another. An indulgent treat at least sets the weekend apart. It’s an excuse …
Continue reading “Pavlova with Pimm’s roasted strawberries.”
If I hear one more person say ‘this is the new normal’ I swear I’m going to scream, or at least walk off with a petulant flounce. Given the way things change on a daily basis and how the UK is coming out of lockdown in such a seemingly ad-hoc and random manner I don’t …
I baked a Victoria sponge this weekend. That light and airy cake which somehow seems to symbolise teatime in ways nothing else does. There are so many childhood memories of there always being one of these on the table if we went to spend time with my grandparents. Full of cream and fruit, dusted with …
When lockdown started I rather naively hoped that one of the benefits was going to be much more time to write and as a result lots more things to post on here. Well how wrong was I. Obviously the time has been there, how couldn’t it be when you’re not leaving home, but somehow the …
As it’s another Saturday afternoon with not much to do I’ve decided to take myself to The Little Paris Kitchen. In an ideal world it would be a trip to a small, intimate space in Montmartre where a long leisurely lunch is followed by coffee and maybe a glass of Calvados. Unfortunately as the world …
I’m sure that at the moment we all have stories we can tell about people who are doing something to help in these difficult times. Whether it’s looking out for neighbours who need extra support, putting themselves in front of the public everyday as they keep a food store open or just in general working …
I was going to start this post with a reference to how long we’ve been in lockdown, but as I keep losing track of time and never seem to know what day of the week it is I’d probably get it wrong if I tried. So I’ll just make do with saying that I hope …
Continue reading “Cardamom tea cakes with cinnamon sugar topping.”
I don’t think I’ve ever thought about food quite as much as I’m doing at the moment. I’m sure we’re all a bit like that, what with the combination of more time on our hands and limited opportunities for stocking up, but as someone who’s been known to list food as a hobby before now …
Continue reading “Soft spiced apple cake..Monday comfort baking”
Coronavirus isolating might be resulting in a lack of ingredients in my store cupboard but it certainly isn’t limiting the frequency at which I bake. If anything I’m finding myself in the kitchen more often than normal. This is partly down to the fact home baking helps to eke out our supples and partly to …
Continue reading “Escaping to the kitchen to make bread and scones”
Up until two weeks ago my recipe of choice at this time of year had always been the blood orange and pistachio cakes that I shared in my Baking Advent Calendar day 10 post. Then I discovered Tamal Ray’s blood orange syrup cake with candied peel and suddenly there’s a new favourite in this house. …
Continue reading “Blood orange syrup cake with candied peel.”
David in the kitchen.