Category Archives: baking

Wet, In Need Of Comfort #baking #rain #garden

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 by

My corner of England has been pummelled by storm Alex. We needed some rain, or so the gardener in me believes, but couldn’t it be a spread a little more evenly? The great indoors called and while I always have … Continue reading →

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Plain Flour Bread #baking

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 by

I haven’t done this in a while. Lockdown improved my baking. I wanted to bake some bread but couldn’t get strong white flour for all the tea in Tescos. Then this… Plain Flour bread. And, you know what? It’s bloody … Continue reading →

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The Less Is More Cake #vegan #bananaandfruitcake

Posted on Nov 16, 2017 by

Have I bored you yet with my recent attempts at vegan treats? I hope not because the latest cake is not just vegan but also sugar and flour free. I had a go at it for the Bloggers Bash in … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk Rhubarb

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 by

An army marches on its stomach. No doubt this cliché is true. It is also true for me and writing. I’m productive when I’m reasonably replete – not snooze-full nor a snack short of satisfied.

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Heard the one about…?

Posted on Mar 1, 2016 by

There’s a thing going around. Not one of those snot-dribbly chest-like-an-out-of-date-yoghurt-carton thingummies but a fad. Or maybe a fab. I’m feeling emotionally dyslexic today – or toady. Yes that’s it I’m feeling toady. Anyhoos Judy Martin started it here with … Continue reading →

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Cake time!

Posted on Apr 17, 2015 by

It’s a while since I posted a cake but I needed a distraction today soooo ORANGE ALMOND CAKE WITH PASSION FRUIT ICING Ingredients melted butter for greasing 2 oranges 3 eggs 15 g caster sugar 300 g ground almonds 1 … Continue reading →

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Banana Bread

Posted on Jan 9, 2015 by

This bread is brought to you, in this rather fab style (and yes I spotted two typos but it was too difficult to go back and change them so get over yourselves) courtesy of Norah Colvin’s learnacy programme for the hard … Continue reading →

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Trumpet Bread

Posted on Oct 29, 2014 by

I haven’t supplied a recipe recently but I have been doing a fair bit of baking and this bread is, well, fab. It is basically a buttermilk loaf but with Le Pard twists. You can make it in a bread … Continue reading →

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