Category Archives: baking

Cakes And Hens #clementinecake #baking

Posted on Jul 18, 2021 by TanGental

It all started so well. The Textiliste brought home this baking magazine. In it was a gluten free recipe for a clementine cake. Why not, I thought. I have the ingredients. That was Thursday evening. Friday was always going to … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cake, countryside, family, miscellany | Tagged baking, cake, partying | 21 Comments

Baked In #food

Posted on May 28, 2021 by TanGental

I had this urge… I had to bake… There’s this recipe for baked cheesecake… Ignore the Graham’s crackers… Uck! Nope a packet of chocolate digestives, blitzed to crumbs and mixed with the butter… no extra sugar needed. Stick that on … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cooking | Tagged baking, cheesecake, cooking, food | 33 Comments

Getting Fruity #baking #fruitloaf

Posted on May 19, 2021 by TanGental

It should be Easter. So the recipe said. But, meah, it’s now and I had the ingredients so, get me, the rule breaker. Why this scrummy bit of lusciousness is limited to Easter, I’ve no idea but it’s a fine … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, miscellany | Tagged bakng, brie, caramalised onions, fruit bread | 15 Comments

Sucking Lemons And Other Cake Options

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 by TanGental

I had polenta and ground almonds and a box of lemons. So I made a cake. Lemon cakes come in many forms but the only good ones involve being soaked with a lemon syrup after baking… This one ticks those … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, food, miscellany | Tagged baking, food, lemon cake, Nigella lawson | 29 Comments

The Art Of Carrot Cake #food #tategallery

Posted on Apr 7, 2021 by TanGental

I’m lucky enough to be a member of the Tate Galleries though in these Covidy restricted times it’s months since I could visit. Still, as a member they try and keep us informed and in the loop. In the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, food, miscellany | Tagged baking, cake, carrot cake, food, Tate gallery | 30 Comments

Feta, Sweet Potato And Leaves Soda Bread #baking

Posted on Dec 16, 2020 by TanGental

I must be on something of a roll. Or loaf. When I retired from the law, one promise I made was to even the balance of running the house, given the bulk of it had fallen on the Textiliste’s shoulders … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, food, miscellany | Tagged baking, food, soda bread | 22 Comments

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

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 by TanGental

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 →

Posted in baking, miscellany | Tagged baking, line coconut and kiwi tart, madeira cake | 34 Comments

Plain Flour Bread #baking

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 by TanGental

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 →

Posted in baking | Tagged baking, bread, plain flour bread | 32 Comments

The Less Is More Cake #vegan #bananaandfruitcake

Posted on Nov 16, 2017 by TanGental

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 →

Posted in baking, cake, miscellany | Tagged baking, banana and fruit cake, cake, gluten free, sugar free, vegan | 28 Comments

Let’s talk Rhubarb

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 by TanGental

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.