‘Penny for the guy?’. Bonfire night, or Guy Fawkes Night, is arguably one of our more unusual celebrations here in the UK. A day where massive bonfires are the norm, children create effigies of Guy Fawkes to be paraded about town before being burned on the fire & fireworks light up skies & back gardens. …
It’s not often that I get the pull to create something with many elements or patisserie worthy but every now & again, it comes along. Most recently it was when I was wondering what I could do with a small collection of beautifully ripe peaches. I wanted something a little different that usual, not necessarily …
What do you get your mam for Mother’s Day when the world is in lockdown? Besides a crappy card that says ‘mum’ on it or some overpriced flowers, there aren’t really a lot of options. So why not make her something I thought. Something sweet, delicious & personal. My mam loves anything to do with …
It’s cold, it’s dark & I find myself craving everything spiced, hot & stodgy… it can only be Winter. For me, baking at this time of year involves ransacking the store cupboard, lots of dried fruit, syrup & spices in almost everything (if only living off of gingerbread alone were a sustainable diet). With half …
Whilst it may not officially be autumn just yet here in Wales, it would seem that nobody told the weather. There’s a shift in the air & things are getting ever so slightly chillier & darker (I’m having mixed feelings about this). Recent storms have only added to the state of affairs, leaving us curled …
Whilst lockdown life isn’t ideal, I think we can all be grateful here in the UK that we’ve been blessed with some unseasonably stunning weather. It’s been the sunniest Spring on record for the UK, actually exceeding the amount of sunshine we’d usually see for most of our summer months! So whilst we may not …
Sweet, sticky, buttery liquid gold, who doesn’t love caramel? It tastes amazing with absolutely anything it touches, anything! You’ve really hit the jackpot though if it accompanies any nuts or chocolate. Probably one of my earliest experiences of caramel would be the now extinct Cadbury Taz bar (like a Freddo but better!), for just 10p of …
