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…
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…
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…
Derived from the Arabic word shar?b which means “to drink”, shrubs – or drinking vinegars – are concentrated sweetened fruit syrups that can be added to water, sparkling water, cocktails, with herbal tea (I like to add a warm teaspoon of coconut oil to a neat shot if I have a sore throat – it…
Many schools in our area have turned fully nut free, and understandably because there are so many children that are highly allergic to nuts. The previous school that my daughters attended was one, and to be honest I totally get why they have to make the whole area a nut free zone but it does…
I have a little thing for bundt tins, odd I know, but when you spend your days trying to make things taste and look pretty at the same time, well a bundt cake tin just makes life a tiny bit easier. Think of it as a chandelier to regular lights, yeah they do the same…
Creamy mayonnaise, once a guilty indulgence, now a staple on many of my family meals, and to think, for so many years I deprived myself of these little pleasures! Now, I like nothing better than to add a dollop of mayo onto my food, or to mix into an egg or tuna salad. When we…
