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Food
Food is not just a necessity for life, it enhances and enriches our lives. I love every aspect of food… not just eating it! I love cooking, and growing things, I love recipe books and cookery programmes, I love talking about food, reading restaurant menus… but most of all, sitting round a table in good company enjoying a wonderful meal!
Bake-off drama!
If I had submitted my recently made birthday cake to the judges in the great British Bake-Off I think comments may have been made that it was a little dry, that the icing was too sticky, that the decoration (giant chocolate buttons and jelly milk bottles) was too simplistic and not home-made… but I was […]
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As children we walked to school, and in one of the gardens we passed by was a Chinese lantern plant. I was always fascinated by it, by the fruit which were enclosed in a papery case which would open to reveal a shiny bright orange fruit. We were convinced they were poisonous fr some reason, […]
MoreWorth going to Bath for!
This delicious lunch – of which I couldn’t resist taking a bite before I took the photo, was served to us today in Roscoff’s Café in Bath. If you ever visit Bath, then I insist you go there! You will receive a warm, jovial and friendly welcome, and prompt attention – but not so you feel […]
MoreGran’s special cake
I came across a recipe called Gran’s Special Cake: 12 oz flour 8 oz sugar 4 oz butter 8 oz sultanas 2 lightly beaten eggs 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground caraway 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a little water rub in butter and flour, stir in sugar, […]
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