Even though spring is in the air, I always struggle to find motivation and creativity at this time of year. Nope, not even a lemon cream cake can rouse me from my lethargy. The short, cold days, combined with the busyness of work mean that there is not much room left in my head for …
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It’s been a while since I’ve tackled bread, but with hungry kids, and a roomy kitchen, I had a go at a cinnamon pull-apart brioche. It’s holidays here on the farm at the moment. We love the downtime. The kids spend hours on the trampoline, or else tramping around the farm intent on doing something …
Try making some crispy honeycomb and watch science at work! As part of my job as a teacher, I’m often cooking all sorts of things that I would never normally make at home. Usually it’s to demonstrate to my students some principle of food preparation or a particular skill that they need to know. Occasionally …
Orange golden syrup dumplings are my twist on a country classic. My husband introduced me to golden syrup dumplings before we were even married. They are one of his favourite childhood desserts and he wheels them out a couple of times a year, particularly once the weather gets cold. A few weeks back I made …
Now here’s a biscuit recipe you can make even when you think you don’t have the ingredients to make biscuits. Jam shortbread biscuits require only butter, flour, sugar and vanilla. Then it’s a matter of adding a drop of jam to the top like an extra-sweet kiss. This particular biscuits recipe is my go-to for …
The kids have been wanting to have a go at making homemade ginger beer all year. Generally, they only remember at 6.30 on Sunday night, or just before school, or some other inconvenient time. Or else they remembered at a good time, but I didn’t have the ingredients. Finally, during the last holidays, we had …