I made my first pizza recently. I’m not quite sure why I hadn’t beforehand but when pizza popped up as the #TwitterBakeAlong challenge a couple of weeks ago I decided it was time to have a go. Now I’m left wondering why it took me so long to get round to it and how quickly …
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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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Sometimes you just need cake
Sometimes you just need cake. Maybe I should change that ‘you’ to ‘I’ but for this piece I’m going to assume that we all do. We all need cheering up and that’s never felt more relevant than on this dull and damp January afternoon. We’re now into that hibernation time of year when the holidays …
A little looking forward and a little looking back
In the spirit of this time of year lets do a little looking back and a little looking forward. At the start of the year I was mid way through a creative writing course that I took through our local adult educational service here in Norwich. We were asked to set some goals at the …
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Baking Advent Calendar day 23
When I started this Advent Calendar I hadn’t given much thought as to how it would pan out. There were some initial ideas about making all of the posts Christmas themed but I soon realised that I was setting myself up to fail if I went down that route. I like to think that the …
Baking Advent Calendar day 22
During the course of the month I’ve tried to keep a steady mix of sweet and savoury recipes and for the penultimate I’m sharing a bake that has elements of both. It’s a cinnamon and raisin jumble loaf, sweet raisin filled dough with a swirl of cinnamon and brown sugar running through it. The finished …
Baking Advent Calendar day 21
For Baking Advent Calendar day 21 we’re having one of the classics. A Victoria Sponge with cream and strawberries. Unfortunately I didn’t get too many opportunities to bake for my mother but this was always one of her favourites, the picture is of one that I baked for her 80th birthday. Mum didn’t want much …
Baking Advent Calendar day 20
A few days ago I noticed on Twitter that #nationalcookieday was trending, so I posted a picture of some chocolate and pistachios cookies that I’d baked. As they got lots of positive feedback I thought that I’d share them here for Baking Advent Calendar day 20. I often bake these as they keep for up …
Baking Advent Calendar day 19
We’re into the homeward straight now as my Baking Advent Calendar reaches day 19. Today I’m sharing something a little different as we’re having baked berry doughnuts. I suppose that technically I should be calling these doughnut cakes, but as there’s no deep fat fryer in my kitchen they’re just doughnuts to me. Doughnuts always …
Baking Advent Calendar day 17
We’re well into the Christmas baking now so it’s time to start thinking about what you can make ahead of time. One of the bakes that I always do about a week beforehand is sausage rolls and that’s what I’m sharing today for Baking Advent Calendar day 17. These can be baked and frozen now, …
David in the kitchen. 