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 ...
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 ...
Total Food Geeks came together because of a united love of geeking out about food. Over the past few weeks I've come across some things which I've thought were the epitome of this group mentality, so I thought I'd share them with you all... 1. The first is a book - ...
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 ...
Introducing Ross Baxter... A few weeks ago we came across patissier, Ross Baxter, and his delicious blog. Having spent his career as Head Pastry Chef for a world renowned chef and with descriptions on his blog such as the following, we thought he would be the ...
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 ...
With just one month to Christmas day as of last week, I began contemplating a suitable alternative to Christmas pudding in advance of the festive preparations this year; something rich and a little bit boozy but not too sweet, that bypassed the cinnamon and dried fruit of the usual seasonal ...
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 ...
