Apricot Jammie Biscuits
With several jars of apricot jam already made & stowed away in the pantry for the year ahead, whilst I’ve already been enjoying it on...
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August – What’s In Season
Summer is now in full swing so it’s time to make the most of all of those colourful, fresh ingredients before autumn creeps up on us.
In fact, there’s so much on offer this month that I could write an endless list of ingredients, so, instead, here are just a few ideas to enjoy this month.
Everything from berries, stoned fruits, vegetables & flowers, we have it all to enjoy in August.
Here are some recipes to make the most of the season:
Choose an ingredient
Apricot
Apricot Jam
Summer is just around the corner & is slowly creeping its way into the UK, any trip to the market will confirm a shift into...
Roasted Apricot & Rosemary Tart
Stone fruit season is finally here which means summer desserts are now an essential part of my baking again. Apricots are always the first to...
Chilli & Apricot Chutney
SWEET KICKS Green fingers is something that I seem to have developed as I’ve aged. I’ve discovered the joy & sense of pride that comes...
Beetroot
Beetroot Chutney
We’re nearly at the end of Summer here in the UK & my garden is really delivering the goods, giving a great return on my...
Blackcurrant
Blackcurrant & Bay Pie
Let’s bring a little comfort to the summer table shall we, using the most intensely coloured and flavoured of all the summer berries, the blackcurrant....
Blackcurrant Tarts
June & July are blackcurrant season in the garden. Harvesting actually does span over two months for me because our blackcurrant bush is very old,...
Blackcurrant Jam
How much jam is too much jam? I’m hoping there’s no actual answer to that question because all I seem to be doing at the...
Cherry
Cherry & Soured Cream Cake
When the weather allows during the summer there’s nothing better than packing up a picnic or wrapping up a few slices of cake & a...
Cherry & Coconut Macaroons
Palm trees, sand, crystal waters, straw hats & cocktails… in an ideal world this would be the my summer. British summertime however is usually rather...
White Chocolate & Cherry Tart
The Cherry On Top Plump, glistening, crimson & succulent… the most eye-catching, instagram-worthy fruit of summer has arrived, cherries. Sweet or sour, I love these...
Chilli
Tear & Share Chilli Cheese Bread
Fans of chillies & cheese rejoice because I’ve got a real treat of a recipe for you! Pretty much the result of clearly growing far...
Chocolate & Chilli Tart
What to do when you have an abundance of chillies (besides chilli jam that is)? Like with other ingredients, obviously, you start putting them into...
Chilli Jam
Sugar & spice & all thing’s nice. That’s what chilli jam is made of. Glowing jars filled with fiery chilli flecks, chilli jam is ac...
Pineapple & Chilli Chutney
If I could live off of a diet that consisted entirely of bread, cheese & jam alone then I would die a happy woman, albeit...
Chilli & Apricot Chutney
SWEET KICKS Green fingers is something that I seem to have developed as I’ve aged. I’ve discovered the joy & sense of pride that comes...
Chilli Cornbread
I’m a big advocate of salads & soups, especially in summertime when it’s warm (sometimes too warm!), you’re lethargic & just craving something fresh, cooling...
Courgette
Courgette Cake
As the sun returns after many, chilly autumn like weeks in Wales, it appears we are due 2 days of summer. So after weeks of...
Courgette Galette
If you haven’t already guessed it by now, I’ve got a massive glut of courgettes to use up this summer! Since early June, my worktops...
Courgette Jam
It would seem that my mission to use up an entire garden’s worth of courgettes isn’t over just yet (I still have around 8 sat...
Courgette & Lemon Muffins
How many courgettes are too many? A question I’ve been asking myself quite a lot over the past few weeks as I’ve found my kitchen...
Cucumber
Pickled Cucumbers
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always had a thing for cucumbers. As a child, my favourite thing would always be a good cucumber sandwich....
Edible Plants
Nasturtium Pesto
If it’s free, edible or can be foraged, you can bet I’ll be all over it! Not only do I hate any form of food...
Gooseberry
Gooseberry & Elderflower Fool
Thing’s are finally hotting up for the summer leading me to create many more cooling, no-bake desserts for the season. This week, I finally found...
Greengage
Greengage Jam
Greengages have always intrigued me, a sweet, juicy dessert plum, but unlike the varieties most of us know & enjoy at this time of year....
Peach
Peach & Caramel Paris-Brest
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....
Raspberry
Raspberry Macarons
Continuing the romantic vibes this week, except today I’m bringing you something a little bit daintier & definitely fancier than your usual cake or biscuit,...
Lemon & Raspberry Cake
It’s hard to imagine summertime without raspberries, one of the sweetest & most popular of all the berries (& for good reason too). In season right...
Nutella & Raspberry Babka
It’s that time of year where I find myself with an awful lot of jam & preserves knocking around the kitchen (often piled high in...
Halloween Cupcakes
There are but few times in the year when I actually get excited to bake something a little bit decorative & themed…. Easter, Christmas &...
Summer Berry Cake
Poeth (or hot if you’re reading this in anywhere other than Wales), it has been uncharacteristically hot here in Wales this week. Summer in the...
Redcurrant
Redcurrant Friands
Whilst I do love autumn & all of the beautiful colours it brings, it doesn’t officially arrive here in the UK until mid September so...
Strawberry
Strawberry & Lime Galette
I’ll let you in on a little secret, even I can’t be bothered with all of the faff involved in baking sometimes. You know those...
Strawberry Jam
The sun is shining (for now), the flowers have bloomed, plants have fruited & Wimbledon has begun… it can only be British summertime! A very...
Wild Strawberry Jam
Little red jewels everywhere, or at least there are in my garden at the moment. What are they? Wild strawberries. An early summer treat, wild...
No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
Quite possibly one of the most loved of all summer berries has to be strawberries. Us Brits love them! Last year we consumed over 83...
Tomato
Autumn Chutney
Odds & sods, that’s what my kitchen is currently full of. To be more specific, I’ve got a lot of odd fruits & veggies from...
Tomato Focaccia
I can never eat a good focaccia without immediately being brought back to Italy. Memories of several slabs of focaccia, each topped with different flavours...
Tomato & Mascarpone Tart
As is usual during the first few weeks of September, it has been busy! Bowls & baskets full of fruits & vegetables line the kitchen...
Tomato Chutney
Tomatoes… they comes in a whole array of size, colours & there are so many varieties that they run into the thousands! Technically a fruit...
Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Tomato & Goats Cheese Quiche
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always been fond of a quiche, it was always a childhood favourite growing up… cheese & pastry, what’s not...