What speaks more of the Great British Summer than the Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse? Cucumber sandwiches on the lawn, refreshing glasses of elderflower cordial, a nice wedge of fruitcake, with ladies in hats and gentlemen in morning coats; there is something quintessentially and splendidly British about the ...
Experimenting with food for me usually means putting ingredients where you wouldn’t expect to find them. So when I heard that the latest craze sweeping Australia was lemonade scones I knew that it was time to get in the kitchen and get experimenting. I have experimented with fizzy drinks before: my ...
I'm always advocating photo-based posts and then end up wittering away each month. You can't teach an old (food-loving) dog new tricks... But, as this post isn't about Edinburgh, I thought that it was the perfect opportunity. I had a food-filled long weekend in London recently when @neilj ...
Happy Valentine's Day! As those of you who have come across my cake-centric thoughts on the BakeNation blog will know, I am a keen admirer of baked goods, and on this romance-themed day, I would even go so far as to say that I love them. This fanaticism surrounding eating ...
When the Good Things in Small Packages theme was suggested, one thing popped into my head: petit fours. Specifically, afternoon teas with mini-cakes, friands, tartlets, meringues, macarons, fondant fancies - anything in miniature form. I love small cakes. Not only do they look adorable, you can also fit far more in ...
A verrine is a dessert originally from France made by layering different ingredients in a small glass. I’m going to show you how to make a verrine of Pistachio, Pineapple and Milk Chocolate. It will have layers of Pistachio Crème Brulee, Poached Ginger Pineapple, Biscuit Cuillere and Milk Chocolate ...
I've just started training for a 100k walk, which takes place in May 2012. Over the past few moths, I've been pretty regular with my three mile round-trip walk to work, each day, but the prospect of dealing with this mammoth distance, which will involve somewhere in the region of ...
At the bottom of Dundas Street there lies a room so full of magic and cheer that the eyes of adults and children alike are filled with delight from the moment they enter. The room is at once spacious, ...
Earlier this month I interviewed Cuckoo's Bakery, here's a little teaser for my upcoming 'From the Tree' post... Ten things you didn't know about Cuckoo's Bakery: Their cupcake menu changes every single day, with all the cupcakes being made that day Any cakes left over from that day go to ...
Last weekend I visited Cuckoo's Bakery to interview the owners Graham Savage and Vidya Sarjoo for my upcoming From the Tree November post. It was a perfect afternoon and I think it's safe to say that a delicious ...
