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Yorkshire Bread course at Betty’s Cookery School
What on earth made me think I could write and control a blog and a website, whilst at the same time trying to fit a load of interesting things into my life as well. I decided to resurrect this blog...
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Carrot, Orange and Almond Cake & Mrs Middleton’s Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil
Some time ago, Whizz Middleton sent me a bottle of her rapeseed oil, known as Mrs Middleton’s, to try out. Whizz and her sister in Law Ellie each run their own Clandestine Cake Clubs. Whizz in...
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The pleasures of an Afternoon Tea
Gwyn and I When it comes to enjoying an Afternoon Tea out, home made baking is definitely the best. The Gent and I had just that over in Bowdon Manchester the other week. We were invited by Gwyneth...
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Tate & Lyle Tasting House
A few weeks ago I was invited by Tate & Lyle to visit what became known as the Tasting House. I was curios, so I travelled from Leeds to Soho in London to see what it was all about. Difficult to...
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Yorkshire Tea Magical Journey on the Orient Express
The gent and I will be among 200 guests, including journalists, bloggers, celebrities and all round Yorkshire Tea lovers on a ‘Magical Journey’ on the Orient Express on Wednesday 24th April....
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Tea-Tastic Day on the Orient Express with Yorkshire Tea
First featured on my website Clandestine Cake Club Milk in first – Mify or Tea in First – Tify? That’s the question I am asking you today. I’ll tell you which I am at the end of this write up....
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An ‘Afternoon of Cake Making’ workshop at York Cocoa House.
Chocolate Cake covered in dark chocolate Ganache drizzled with milk and white chocolate I find myself travelling down a new road with the Clandestine Cake Club and last Sunday I held my first CCC Cake...
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Lemon Curd
Could someone please whisk me away to a Lemon Grove. There I will sit for a whole week, thinking about recipes featuring these lovely cheek suckingly good beauties. I’m sure that every part of the...
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Chickens, Cakes, Elderflowers and Olive Oil
… last weekend had it all. As I write, it’s raining outside, but then it is Wimbledon season. My childhood memories of these occasions are, mum’s washing drying on the wooden clothes-horse (clothes...
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Renshaw ‘Royal Baby Cake Competition’
I confess, cake decorating is not one of my better skills, but when Renshaw invited me to enter their ‘Royal Baby Cake Competition’ I decided to take up the challenge. Or at least give it a try. A...
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Elderflower and Lemon Syrup
I keep procrastinating when it comes to blog posts, something elsewhere always seems to need my attention, more often over on CCC. Every spring as I enter my allotment, I see the fragrant blooms of...
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Shortbread with Cream and Summer berries
The hot weather continues, which means it can be very difficult to bake. If your kitchen is anything like mine it gets the westerly sun in the afternoon. So any baking that needs doing has to be done...
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Olive Oil, Rosemary and Lime Cake
Remember when I went to Northampton, recap here. Well, I was given a large 3l box of Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Pelia who’s representative happened to be visiting Vanessa at the time....
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Getting back to doing the fun things in life.
If what ever you do in life were a business, you would set out a business plan, and when things go slightly off course, you’d go back to those plans to remind yourself of where you were heading for in...
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Madeleine Express
A few months ago, June to be exact, I was invited to attend the official opening and launch of the Madeleine Express owned and run by a very talented baker Sarah Mather over at Noisette Bakehouse. I...
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Baking with Different Sugars
How many different kinds of sugars do you have in your cupboards, or do you just have the one, white caster/granulated sugar. When it comes to baking, have you thought about using some sugars with a...
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AgeUk Baking Session
Long time no blog, been rather busy. I have a million write ups in my head, but never seen to get them down in print. As I travel on the train, in the car or walking around, I make a mental note of a...
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Tea cups and the Oxford Bake Off
As I write, I am travelling to Oxford, by train, for the Oxford Bake Off. I and a fellow judge will have the pleasure of tasting 31 loaf cakes. I decided to treat myself to a first class ticket, as...
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Jubilee Tea Cake c1888 by Agnes Marshall
As part of the Morley Literary Festival in October, I attended a lecture at Morley Town Hall given by Food Historian Dr Annie Gray. A witty, intelligent talk about the History of Cake. We listened how...
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Pistachio and Lemon Cake
I have such a lot of baking and writing to catch up on. I’m sure many of you are in the same boat, especially if you have a blog and love to share recipes etc. I met some wonderful people at the Cake...
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