Individual pies or tarts are always worth that little bit of extra effort when you’ve got the time or the patience for a bit of pastrywork. Here, I’ve used four…
Posts tagged Baking
A celebration of lockdown baking
Food brings people together. Loads of us have been spending more time in the kitchen recently, trying out new recipes, first-time baking, getting creative, nurturing sourdough starters, or trying our…
Going bananas in lockdown
If you haven’t made banana bread at least once over the last few weeks, where have you been? With all this time at home, it’s no wonder we’re spending more…
A tiny taste of Spain (a visit to Macknade in Ashford)
It’s so nice when you go somewhere and discover something new to try. I get pretty excited by a new flavour combination, food that’s a bit different or just that…
Easy as pie
Pies, glorious pies From our Cornish pasties to our Melton Mowbray pork pies, to our pie, mash & liquor, we celebrate our pies historically, nostalgically and sometimes even divisively. Whatever your…
Why I love Bake Off
Why I love The Great British Bake Off It will come as no surprise that I’m a big Bake Off fan. I know, right. Who’d’ve thought it? I joined the…
Stop! Don’t bin bread
Don’t bin bread! We all know that we should be doing more to cut down on food waste. Apart from the fact it’s well, wasteful, throwing away food has an impact…
Legendary Kentish Food, Gypsy Tart
Somewhere in Kent, some time ago… Delata moved around the countryside as the seasons changed. She was carried by the breeze through the fruit trees, picking cherries in the sun,…
Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache
Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache This isn’t a book review, more of an observation about a book that’s been part of my kitchen for nearly 10 years: Red Velvet & Chocolate…
Raspberry & White Chocolate Muffins
Some ‘wonky fruit’ and a handful of chocolate chips rings the changes and adds a summery twist to a basic muffin mix.