For the third season running Bake Off had me making one of my childhood treats at home. Two years ago it was my all-time favourite, an Angel Cake. This confection consists of three layers of delicate sponge, one raspberry flavoured, another lemon and the third vanilla, with a layer of buttercream between each. No childhood …
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We may have over ordered on the lemons
I think we may have over-ordered on the lemons. Like most people, we’re trying to limit our supermarket trips at the moment. Trying to follow the lockdown rules and only going out when necessary. Getting a home delivery is proving nigh on impossible, but we are having some success with click and collect. Yesterday was …
Getting back into the kitchen
If this year has taught me anything it has to be the importance of concentrating on the small things. At a time when so much feels to be out of our control, we’ve all learnt the hard way that making grand plans or trying to look too far ahead is a fool’s errand and bound …
Spur of the moment baking.
Some days my baking is a project, the result of great planning and cookbook scanning. Other days it’s spur of the moment, what’s in the cupboards, what needs using. Yesterday was one of those. A ‘let’s see what we’ve got ‘day. Like so many people during lockdown, and the strange semi lockdown we’ve drifted into, …
Pecan & white chocolate shortbread for tea.
There may have been a few things going on recently that have restricted the amount of time that I can devote to this blog, but what they haven’t done is restrict the amount of time that I get to spend in the kitchen. I’ve mentioned before that my partner and I are currently nursing her …
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Baking Advent Calendar day 9
For Baking Advent Calendar day 9 I’m sharing tahini lemon biscuits. I had a chance for a quick today and as the request was for sweet, but not too sweet, I went for these. Tahini is a paste made from sesame and if that were the key ingredient these biscuits could be quite bitter. However …
David in the kitchen. 