Eat well - travel often
Orange Polenta Cake As I was getting ready to leave Athens for the airport recently, my friend who was driving us to the airport arrived with a bag full of lemons and oranges from her back garden for me to carry home. How lovely to […]
Moroccan Afternoon Tea at Leila Ealing. You may or not know but Afternoon Tea is my favourite meal! I love the classical, however it is a real treat to sample Afternoon Tea with a difference. Recently I was invited to try the Moroccan Afternoon Tea […]
When you get strawberries on the allotment make Strawberry and Coconut Ice Cream When you have an allotment it seems that everything starts producing at once making it easy to get overwhelmed. However this immense movement usually starts from the middle of July. It is […]
If you are new to my blog then let me tell you I love afternoon tea and if you are a treasured reader then you already know that! In fact afternoon tea is the one British tradition I would lobby Parliament to keep if it […]
Afternoon Tea is one of my favourite indulgent pleasures – so quintessientally British! I was pleased to be invited by a blogger colleague Fiona who writes an extradordinary blog about London called London Unattached to join her for afternoon tea at W Hotel in London’s […]
I have a gorgeous rhubarb cluster growing at the allotment. This is now the very start of the short but fantastic English rhubarb season and anxious to sample I picked my first load last weekend. I have made a cake on this blog before called […]
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Tea Loaf What is Thanksgiving all about: When the Pilgrims landed in what is now known as The United States of America they were unprepared for the weather conditions ahead and for the fact that the food was completely different than what they […]
Courgette, Lemon & Pecan (or Walnut) Muffins: This time of the year courgettes grow as you turn you back on them. We usually have courgettes with every meal and in loads of different ways. I love using them to make muffins. Just like carrot cake […]
One Cup Cake – using the same cup to measure the ingredients. There have been loads of recipes lately for the ultimate cupcake and how to make one individual cake in a cup in the microwave but this cake is really amazing. It’s quick and […]
Bailey’s Pouring Creams I really love all the Christmas food, much of which comes out only at this festive time of the year, the cold turkey (although I often cook a turkey for Easter Sunday), the pickles, chutneys and special cheeses. Pouring creams: However I do have […]
Grandma’s Banana Bread When I was growing up my mother would use up the old, wrinkly bananas to make her mother’s recipe for Banana Bread. Over the years this became one of my favourite recipes and still reminds me of my childhood and because […]