Lavender Poached Rhubarb with Ginger Custard Cream

rhubarb

Work has begun again down at the allotment. It has been a long time coming and it did get to the point where I questioned whether it really was possible to fit the allotment in to our ever increasingly busy lives.  There is nothing remotley relaxing about owning an allotment. In reality, whenever I (&… read more »

Seville Orange & Lavender Marmalade Cake for Mother’s Day

orange & lavender cake 1

This weekend sees the results of the annual Dalemain Marmalade Awards. I did enter with my third attempt. Seville orange Campari & ginger marmalade. My first two attempts were a lemon & rose petal and a Seville orange & lavender. The latter being the star of my orange & lavender marmalade cake. I have absolutely… read more »

Little Ginger & Walnut Banoffee Pots

Banoffee pots main image

I can’t quite remember when I first discovered Banoffee pie but I seem to remember it being in my teens during the 80s. Along with Mississippi Mud Pie, Lemon Meringue pie , New York style cheesecake and double chocolate fudge cake. These were the desserts of choice down at the local (and rather good)  American… read more »

Rose Petal & Raspberry Almond Cake for Valentine’s Day

Valentine heart cake

Chocolate, Champagne, flowers, a romantic meal a deux or perhaps an M&S dine in for 2 meal deal. How do you choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Over the last few years Valentine’s Day has been spent at home with a nice bottle of wine, some good food and something chocolate for dessert. This year, I… read more »

Frozen Zabaglione Tiramisu

Zabaglione Tiramisu

This is an idea for a frozen dessert that combines flavours that I love, coffee and Marsala wine. It would make a perfect alternative pudding for Christmas. I would describe it as a frozen Tiramisu, layering Savoiardi biscuits (sponge fingers) with Zabaglione flavoured ice cream. I can assure you , it is insanely good. Please… read more »

The Christmas Gift Swap 2012 & My Gifts

3 chilli chocolate cake united

Vanessa Kimbell’s “Let’s Make Christmas Gift Swap 2012” is happening today and I am taking along a couple of cakes with me to swap with lots of other bloggers. This time last year at the Gift Swap, I had only met  Nazima of Franglais Kitchen and Kate at What Kate Baked. How things have taken… read more »

A Festive Mincemeat Slice

Mincemeat slice no icing sugar

It almost December, so I don’t feel too bad about sharing with you a bake that involves mincemeat. You see, I want to make a fresh batch. But to do that, I needed to use up my last two jars of last years Delia mincemeat. It’s too early, even for me to be making mince… read more »

A Halloween Cake Sale

Spiderweb cupcakes

A while ago me and my children decided to try holding a cake/garage sale. Halloween seemed like a good time to do this, especially seeing as this year it falls in the half term week. I have never taken the children trick or treating before but now the children are that bit older there is… read more »

Spiced Pumpkin Rum Choc Chip Loaf

Pumpkin loaf slice on cloth

October is proving to be a month punctuated by lots of pumpkin recipes. This is all down to the squash explosion  at my allotment. I had no idea just how many squash would stem from one single plant. In fact, I have to admit that I was calling my glut, a pumpkin overload. Wrong. After… read more »

A Children’s Chocolate Birthday Party Tray bake

Whitworths choc tray bake

For the second part of  Baking SOS challenge I have chosen a recipe from Whitworths website . Seeing as it is coming up to my soon to be 5 year old’s birthday, I decided to go for the chocolate  birthday traybake. My son will only accept anything destined to be a cookie, cake or ice… read more »