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Honey and Pistachio Cakes

Little Honey & Pistachio Cakes

By | 28 March 2013

If there is ever an time for baking a few sweet treats, it is at Easter. My first instinct was to share a chocolate themed recipe, but should you find [...]

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Lilly Loray Tea Towel

You Wash, I’ll Dry

By | 21 March 2013

I’m probably in the minority here, but I don’t own a dishwasher. I never have and wouldn’t even know how to use one. I’m sure they are a wonderful addition [...]

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Happy Chopper Chopping board

Chop Chop

By | 14 March 2013

It has been a while since I last did a post on kitchen products, so I thought I’d treat you to one this week. I really do love buying new [...]

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Cauliflower

A Rekindled Love

By | 7 March 2013

Cauliflower: it’s not a vegetable I’ve ever been too hot on. It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just not one that I’m particularly drawn towards down the vegetable [...]

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chard pizza

Swiss Chard, Garlic & Gruyere Pizza

By | 28 February 2013

I’m always experimenting with new recipes. It’s most weeks that I attempt one. It may end up being ‘a one-off’, ‘a phase’, or indeed ‘a stayer’. Amongst these weekly  ’experiments’ [...]

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pasties

The only two pasty recipes you’ll ever need

By | 21 February 2013

As I write this post it feels like a Friday or a Thursday at the very least. It is in fact Tuesday. It’s half term and we’ve had a busy [...]

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Guinness cake

One for the Boys: Chocolate Stout Cake with Whisky Frosting

By | 14 February 2013

This weekend a friend of ours will hit one of those milestone birthdays: the sort that calls for a party. So come Saturday night we’ll be having a rare child-free [...]

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apple cake

Never judge a (cook) book by its cover

By | 7 February 2013

I know that one should never judge a book by its cover, but I often find myself doing just that, particularly when it comes to recipes. I always seem to [...]

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Beetroot Salad with Caper Dressing

Salad Days

By | 31 January 2013

I’ve been making an effort this past week to eat ‘healthy’. I am generally a healthy eater, but I do have a sweet tooth and a weakness for all things [...]

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Tulip Storage Tin

Tulip mania

By | 24 January 2013

A month ago today it was Christmas Eve. It seems an age ago we were hanging up those Christmas stockings and looking forward to the ‘big day’ don’t you think? [...]

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