This week’s episode was all about desserts, and while some may assert that a trifle is not baking, since nobody, but NOBODY ever makes the sponge for the bottom from scratch, there were some charming petits fours and lots of … Continue reading
I have read a lot of books over the summer, mostly while lying in a shady corner of the garden in France, but also while sheltering from the rain in Derbyshire. Here they all are:
This afternoon’s cocktails are brought to you with a Hollywood theme, thanks to that piercing-eyed patissier Lyle, who has taken off his pinny for a couple of hours in order to rustle up some star-spangled cocktails and then give you … Continue reading
I have been much too busy to think of a theme, so first person to place an order has to come up with one. Has to. Or will not get a drink.
Are you living in the same place as in 2004/05? Nope. Back then I was living in Leamington Spa, having recently split from my ex. Have moved house 4? times since then. The house I’m in now is the longest … Continue reading
While in France, I had some interesting running adventures. On the first morning I headed out to do W5D1, which is 3×5 minutes running. Pete’s mum walked with me for the first five minutes, to point me in the right … Continue reading
In the first of our Great Uborka BakeAlong posts, K reports that he made a sandwich cake, coffee and walnut. “Probably my best sponge to date – no sinkage. I used the “all in one” method in the stand mixer … Continue reading
Isn’t that acromial dimple just crying out for a tattoo?