Imagine this: you’ve got a sudden craving for something delicate, slightly sweet, and perfectly sized for a tea break. Those bakery-bought friands just aren’t cutting it, and you know you can do better. Baking your own strawberry friands at home is easier than you think, and the result is a tender, moist cake with a…
Today we have had glorious weather and it’s looking like we are going to get some more late summer sunshine. Hubby happily cooked a barbecue and I made these lovely fresh pineapple tart tatin for dessert. They are delicious served with ice cream for that lovely hot/cold dessert which always works so well. Sometimes caramel…
I made this smoothie a couple of weeks ago when the sun was shining non stop here in the West Midlands, unfortunately this last week it’s been rain, sunshine, rain, sunshine. Redcurrants from my garden, a mixture of cherries and blueberries from the freezer and the last orange from the fruit bowl all make a…
I didn’t buy into the expensive pink rhubarb at the beginning of the season, we’ve got a perfectly good rhubarb patch at the end of the garden and if you pick the stalks that are streaked with pink and resist peeling them you’ll end up with some pink fruit juices. Whilst I lingered over the…
