Those of you who are regulars to my website, will know that I like to keep things as simple as possible. Partly because I do my own washing and cleaning so a one dish recipe makes my life easier on so many levels, but also because I personally don’t like complicated recipes that require fiddly…
It is officially autumn here in the UK! Not just because of the obvious later sunrises and earlier sunsets but more the blustery winds that swirl orange leaves all over the place. Now, in books and movies this is considered romantic especially if there is a little child running around trying to catch the leaves…
Marzipan is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. As a child I used to peel the icing off the Christmas cake and eat the marzipan instead. Well my sugar addiction probably had a lot to do with it because regular marzipan is loaded with sugar and I’m also such a sucker for…
I have to tell you that I LOVE carrot cake, it is my first choice when I order a slice of cake in a shop. There is something just so homely and rustic about it that I guess makes it such a popular choice. For me I think it’s about texture, a chunky crunchy…
Most South Africans love a good old melktert which is the Afrikaans name meaning ‘milk tart’ – the classic quintessential dessert usually consisting of a sweet pastry crust, filled with a mild, creamy custard of milk, flour, sugar and eggs, baked in a round pie tin and dusted with cinnamon after baking. Milk tart appears…
My amazing friend Sue has an incredible Bramley apple tree in her garden. Every year it produces a beautiful crop of apples and this year has apparently been a bumper crop for some reason. She generously gives apples away to anyone who pops over and everyone leaves with a bag full of organic homegrown cooking…
Following on with my strawberry theme thanks to the ton of strawberries that Gem and I picked the other day, I felt that a vanilla cake recipe was needed on my website. Admittedly I’m a vanilla-over-chocolate kind of gal and have been wanting to get a vanilla cake up for ages. So, I know this…
The sun is shining and I’m not going to waste much time inside working, but I really wanted to get these amazing bacon sticks up as soon as possible to be able to share my best kept secret with everyone. They are brilliant on the BBQ or even roasted under the grill then brushed with…
Sunshine is not a common occurrence here in the UK so when it does come out we literally make hay!! Remembering after we moved here nearly four years ago from South Africa how we laughed when we saw people practically huddled together outside to enjoy the last rays of afternoon sunshine at a pub when…
My Dad’s side of the family originate from Madeira and I’m so excited because Gemma and I are heading there for a few nights at the end of the month. So, I booked a tour guide to take us around and when he asked me what I wanted to see the only answer I had…
