You might have gathered by now that I’m pretty keen on baking. I’ve written about the a to z of cookies, and unusual cake tins that I’m still not quite sure about. I’ve written about cake in far off places, and cake being at the heart of what it means to be home for [...]
Entries Tagged as 'home baking'
Hurray for National Baking Week!
October 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Cooking with Kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do
The Friday Five – making time for tea
September 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Sweet treats
I adore a proper tea, whether it’s a posh afternoon cream tea or a proper Yorkshire tea from childhood. If you don’t have time for a full lunch or dinner, then nothing to beat getting friends around for tea. Here’s five choices in case you’re lacking tea time inspiration. Tea with Mrs Simkins: Delicious Recipes [...]
The gifts I’ve been waiting to write about
September 25th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Baking, Breakfast, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Places to shop online
Many of you will know that in my day job I work for Boots, in something not even related to food (I look after the best interest of two fantastic beauty brands in our shops, this one and this one). But my desk until very recently was next to the Gift Food team. Which meant [...]
Tags:Boots·home baking·Joules
Baking the easy way but with taste
September 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Cooking with Kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Sweet treats
We were joking about Shake a Cakes the other day, which would most definitely not be something I would suggest sending anyone as a gift, not even as a joke. But very interested to see that Montezuma’s are now doing Baking Kits, which look like they could turn out very tasty results. Building on [...]
Encyclopedic knowledge of the best cookies of every description
September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Baking, Cookbooks, Cooking with Kids, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Let me just say this first: I love this book! I was sent The Cookiepedia as a review copy, and I love it. I even cope with the fact it doesn’t tell you a helpful conversion for a stick of butter, other than cups or tablespoons, but other than that it’s a delight. I mean, [...]
Tags:baking with kids·cookie cutters·home baking·The Cookiepedia
The best (kitchen) things about home
August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel
We’ve made it back from our Northern escapade exploring the highways and byways of some of the North of England. No bones about it though, I am a complete homebody and there is nothing to beat that moment when you first reopen the front door. Well, apart from when “someone” forgot to put the kitchen [...]
Tags:Gadgets·Gaggia·home baking·toast
The Friday Five – PWD? Bring on the cake!
May 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Kitsch cooking
It’s hard to believe that it’s just a week since lots of people were glued to the TV, the bunting was flying and there was a wedding going on. And now we’ve all had to go back to work, and Post Wedding Depression has set in, not even offset by all the commemorative issue newspapers. [...]
Precision Baking Time!
February 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking
I tweeted about this the other day, when I was catching up on the Hairy Bikers Mums Know Best. I’ve written about how much I have a soft spot for them before, and watching them bake continues to confirm why. Especially when they teach me new things. Like the fact that there is a [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Baking·Battenburg cake·British favourites·home baking
The Friday Five – Even Greater British Baking
February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts
I think it’s fairly well documented that a) I am quite keen on cake b) I like to bake and c) I have a terrible cookery book addiction! So the new crop of baking orientated books is like the most dreadful temptation to me. Here’s what I am trying to resist! British Baking from Peyton [...]
The Friday Five – Inspired to bake?
September 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Baking, Bread, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, French food, Friday Five
The Great British Bake Off has been compulsive viewing in this house, and I am absolutely thrilled that Edd Kimber won. I’ve been reading Edd’s blog for well over a year, normally leaving each post with envy at his skill, and hunger pangs raging! I don’t know what Tuesday nights will hold now, I suppose [...]
