Cooking: Drop scones (or pancakes if you’re American)
I’ve been using the same recipe for years and recently I’ve been wanting fatter, fluffier Drop scones so I decided to play about with the recipe. This works. Too well. […]
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Culinary Journey: Cake
Despite loving cakes, I could never bake them properly. They always had a sticky outer texture to them and always sank in the middle. I had no idea where I […]
Culinary Journey: Basic Bread
My mum makes wonderful bread. It’s so soft and fluffy and absolutely beautiful toasted with butter melting into it. I’ve always liked the idea of making bread, and despite her […]
Culinary Journey (Meringue): Cloud Eggs
I saw these on instagram and my immediate thought was “how faddy”, quickly followed by “but they do look lovely”. So I decided to give them a go. Turns out […]
Cooking: Chorizo Pasta Bake
2018 is the year I expand our menus. Last year we fell into a rut where I was cooking the same meals over and over without introducing much newness. This […]
Culinary Journey (Fish): Fish Pie
Even though I love this, I’ve never made it from scratch and I think my first attempt went pretty well. I was over the moon to have finally found samphire […]
New Year’s Resolutions
I’ve never been a fan of New Year, to me it’s the start of my S.A.D and it’s the time of year I dread. So I’ve decided to make 2018 […]
Baking: Halloween biscuits
There’s actually nothing particularly Halloween about these biscuits, I make them all year round, but I bought these wonderful Halloween cookie cutters and thought they’d be fun to make in […]
Knitting: Double Cable
2 years ago I started knitting. It took a while to get used to it, and over the past 2 years, I’ve been slowly teaching myself different stitches from various […]
Farmhouse Gammon Soup
For me, soup is soul food, comfort food. It’s the culinary equivalent of a soothing hug. It’s also an excellent way of getting a healthy dose of vegetables in your […]
