I was at my fathers house at the weekend and I noticed that he had a picture on the wall from a trip that we made to New York a few years back to celebrate my 40th birthday. Two other friends came with us and the photo dad has was taken by one of them. …
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Baking Advent Calendar day 15
My partner was supposed to be going out to meet a friend for a pre Christmas drink and bite to eat this evening, but then circumstances changed and now said friend is coming here and they’re eating in. This was all well and good until a I got a panicked call to say “there’s no …
Baking Advent Calendar day 14
A busy weekend of preparing for Christmas and seeing my family has made me realise just how close it’s getting. Cards are arriving and we’ve exchanged presents today with some family members who we won’t be seeing over the holidays. It’s definitely time to start thinking about Christmas food. After all of the sweet indulgence …
Baking Advent Calendar day 13
For Baking Advent Calendar day 13 lets talk about cupcakes. Normally these are far from being my favourite baked item. The shop bought variety always feel as if far more thought has been given to the design and look of them as to what the finished item will actually tastes like. I find they are …
Baking Advent Calendar day 12
I’m very well aware that a baking blog is not really the place to discuss politics, so I’ll restrict myself to saying that yesterdays UK election left me somewhat depressed and as a result I think that a sweet treat is called for. That’s why we’re having raspberry cream eclairs for Baking Advent Calendar day …
Baking Advent Calendar day 6
It’s day six on the Baking Advent Calendar and time for tea. More specifically time for tea with fig and apricot scones. Scones are a uniquely British baked item that’s at the centre of all proper afternoon tea’s, ideally with some cream or jam. Although they seem to be universally liked in Britain there is …
Cooking with care
As someone who cooks regularly for the fun, pleasure and indulgence of it, the last week few days have been a reminder that sometimes plain and simple options are best. That an empty plate and a contented smile at the end of a meal is the best feedback you can get. My partners mother suffered …
Food & drink memories
There’s no memory quite as evocative as a food or drink memory. It does so much more than just bring the tastes flooding back. I’ve recently been reading Nigel Slaters wonderful autobiography Toast where he links just about every moment of childhood to a particular food or drink item. They range from sweets or chocolate …
Great British Bake Off week nine
Bake Off week nine and we’ve reached the semi finals. Only two more to go before we all get our Tuesday evenings back and I have to find something else to write about. This time the theme was patisserie. That fiddly and intricate style of baking that’s guarantied to make you stop and stare with …
Breakfast in Koblenz
The cold meats and cheeses that I had for my first breakfast in Germany were a whole new experience to me. I’ve written quite a lot in previous posts about childhood memories of food. How living in Malta for a few years broadened my tastes at an early age, what an adventurous cook my mother …
David in the kitchen. 