Easter is one of my favourite times of the year, it signals the return of spring… the restoration of colour & hope to the world, flowers bloom, birds announcing their return with the sound of merry chirping in the morning & perhaps best of all, the weather becomes ever more pleasant (well, usually it does, if …
We all like big buns (no pun intended) but no more so than at Easter time. Whilst hot cross buns unashamedly make their appearance shortly after Christmas in most supermarkets, their origin lies entirely in the spring time when they are traditionally eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent. This doesn’t stop …
Pancakes, that’s what we associate with Shrove Tuesday here in the UK (affectionately referred to as ‘pancake day’). Pancakes are made from what would have been considered rich, fattening ingredients, eggs & milk, in an effort to use them up before the beginning of Lent. This Christian observation of fasting from both food & festivities …
Sweet, pillowy soft bread & a buttery cinnamon filling… words cannot express just how much I love a good cinnamon bun! Let me loose inside any bakery or cafe & the one item that will forever catch my eye are the buns (I almost have bun radar)! Loved the world over, who doesn’t like a …
Taking some festive inspiration from Scandinavia today as they celebrate St Lucia’s Day on December 13th. Previously St Lucia’s Day is a festival of lights, incorporates the winter solstice as well as celebrating St Lucia, Lucy meaning ‘light’, to celebrate a young girl who was martyred for bringing food to persecuted Christians in hiding inside …
Am I done with pumpkins yet? Am I hell! I realised many moons ago that with each season, I seem to find myself obsessed with a single vegetable, fruit or herb. I’m older now though & set in my ways so this is never going to change… I might as well succumb to the fact …
Some day you just need a big fat bun your life… or at least I do. I often find myself day dreaming about dough & all of it’s possibilities, from sweet to savoury there’s not much a good dough can’t do to satisfy those cravings. One flavour that can also go either way in terms …
Since we’re still waiting for the weather to warm up here in Wales (it still feels like autumn as opposed to spring), I’ve not had an opportunity to bake with much fresh or colourful ingredients yet. Most things are a little behind this year, so I’m still relying quite heavily on the spice rack. A …
Take me to any bakery, food market or cafe that sells baked goods & you could comfortably bet on me selecting the biggest, glistening bun on offer, be it a teacake, iced buns or Chelsea buns, you’ve got my attention. My love of all things dough began at a very young age, I come from …
