Hot Cross Bagels

hot cross bagel close up

ays3w2dxsqh This was one of those ideas that popped into my head at a very inconvenient moment. It was late in the day, around 6pm and the children had just eaten and were about to get ready for a bath when I suddenly thought of trying out a hot cross bagel. I knew I would… read more »

Christmas Crumble Muffins

Xmas crumble muffins close up

This is the second post in a series of two which features the remains of last year’s mincemeat.  I have since made a new batch but feel that I may be persuaded into making Choclette’s latest creation too. A chocolate and chilli combination that is just calling me. I  am sure  there must be some… read more »

A Dark Chocolate & Prune Plaited Loaf

Chocolate & Prune Plait Image

I haven’t been making my own bread for very long, That surprises me still today as I can’t imagine why it has taken me so long to get to grips with the art of baking bread. I have written a post on bread before, quite a while ago about the wonders of bread making (READ… read more »

Multiseed Whole & White Bagels

Multiseed bagels close up

I love discovering new challenges within the blogging world, ensuring that I always get to try out something new and never made by me before. Take, for example the other day. Whilst reading about Helen at Fuss Free Flavours WASTE NOT WANT NOT 5 FLOUR LOAF, I discovered the TWELVE LOAVES challenge. The theme of… read more »

Say it with Pretzels

Choc pretzel hearts

I think a good tag line for this post could be…. I just baked to say I love you! (Sorry Mr. Wonder) This is my oh so romantic gesture to Mr.Scott, very selfishly brought to life to re-create a favourite chocolate treat of mine which didn’t seem to take off here in the UK, but… read more »

Apricot & Almond Rugelach

Apricot & almond rugelach

Firstly, let me tell you what a Rugelach is. It is a traditional Jewish  sweet treat made from sour cream/cream cheeses dough to form a little  pastry. They are usually formed into either a crescent or spiral shape and contain a filling of either nuts, spices, chocolate or dried fruits. No, I am not Jewish. But, I… read more »

Give us this day, our daily bread

Bread close up

I have recently been getting into baking bread. It all started when I found that the children were getting a bit too used to eating that sliced 50/50 bread and any bread that looked too brown in colour began to get rejected. I thought I had better see if I could remedy this problem by… read more »

Breakfast in bread

Breakfast in bread

I came away from a child free weekend in Zurich with Mr.Scott with two new dishes to post. The first recipe is genuinely a revelation to me. I thought I had seen it all, until the friends we were staying with produced this most wonderful breakfast dish. The only problem I had was coming up… read more »