The Best Warm Ginger Cake with Toffee Sauce in the World
I have called this cake recipe “The Best Ginger Cake with Toffee Sauce in the World” because if I ever need to look up a recipe,…
A shout out from Narnia
The snow has finally stopped and the sun is melting away our magical wonderland. We’re still snowed-in but as long as we keep power that is…
A year of deliciousness
Last night’s Masterchef was all about the Country Women’s Association and their classic baking recipes – lamingtons, scones, neopolitan cake, fruit cake, and a jam. The…
Sunday Night Spag Bol
There is nothing nicer than something bubbling away on top of the stove on a Sunday evening. When I was small, Sunday evenings were the pits.…
Sunshine before the rain
Top to bottom: Amelia’s bird list, Totoro playing to itself in the sitting room (there’s too much else to do to be sitting around watching tv…
Saturday night pasta
There’s nothing like a deliciously creamy pasta dish when you are bone tired. All the better if someone else is cooking. Phil’s specialty is a weekend…
Special Stuff – Monday: Cookbooks
Pip is hosting another “A Week of” – this week it’s “A Week of Special Stuff” – and I am going to take part because I…
Bread!
For the first time in – I can’t even remember – years? I got up this morning and felt like making bread. I used to make…
Homemade: The Handmade Recipe Book
Hello! It’s been quiet around here, I know. It’s the school holidays, and along with another round of Wintery colds my blogging, writing, crafting, drawing etc…
Rock buns and colouring in
I can tell Winter is here because I am spending time looking at beach-holiday destinations and imagining how nice it would be to lie on the…