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Espresso Panna Cotta

May 22, 2012

I am really very pleased with this recipe; I think it worked out rather well. Creamy and wobbly and rich with coffee flavours.

Triple Orange Drizzle

April 17, 2012

A loaf cake flavoured with orange, moistened with orange and golden syrup and drizzled with orange icing.

Rhubarb Cocktail

March 24, 2012

These images remind me that murky mornings, like yesterdays, can turn into glorious afternoons which flow into happy hour and the promise of a Friday evening rhubarb cocktail.

Have you had enough of cake pops yet? I think I have. But I decided to share these anyway. I know how you like it when baking goes bad. I had good intentions. I decided to make them for a New Years Eve party and I thought I could make good use of a McVities […]

Pretty Pear Jelly

September 20, 2011

Last week I found myself with a surfeit of pears. The one and only William pear from my own little tree, plus a whole basket of mixed pears from my friendly neighbours. I used the soft William pears in another Pear and Almond Cake but still had lots of conference pears left. I knew that […]

Lime Syrup Drizzle Cakes

June 18, 2011

I am still learning the importance of a sense of order. I don’t mean having everything in its place, although that really helps. It’s about making sure that I do things in the right sequence. Every time I cook something I work out a better way…or rather I realise I have done something ‘arse about […]

Aunt Caryl’s Ginger Cake

November 30, 2010

I tried some of this cake last year and it was so nice I asked Ed’s aunt Caryl to send me the recipe. It’s a good one so as we are snowed in and I have just made some, I thought I would share it with you…The recipe, not the cake. The collection of golden […]

Weekend Breakfast

August 8, 2009

As a rule, breakfast with the Sutton’s is cereal or toast. At the Weekend all bets are off. I was all for the not-very-summery choice of porridge this morning. The Guernsey cream in the fridge was calling to me and asking to be poured on hot porridge with brown sugar. George’s request won the day […]