Food
Spiced Roast Salmon with ginger
I prepared this recipe for my Christmas lunch. The mix of sweet spice and the ginger makes it feel very festive. Perfect for a celebratory lunch or dinner.
Christmas Holiday
As I sit at home on Boxing Day evening writing this I can safely say I had a wonderful Christmas holiday. From the moment I woke up on Christmas eve it has been one festive event after another. I have entertained… A lot! My favourite pastime. Christmas eve was one long succession of guests. SerenaRead more
My Week In Pictures
Saturday was a wet and windy day. The rain was pouring from the skies as I walked up to The Magdalen Road Bakery. A new joint that has opened up in St Leonard’s. The Magdalen Road Bakery is sister to the Town Mill Bakery in Lyme Regis. It does the same thing but on aRead more
My Week In Pictures
I had the pleasure of holding a “Pop Up” jewellery shop at Tara’s Busy Kitchen this week. My dear friend Gemma is a very talented jewellery designer and she owns a company called Cabinet. They specialise in British made and British designed jewellery of the highest quality and I was privileged to have the opportunityRead more
My Week In Pictures
My week started with the most amazing dawn sky.. Nature at its finest. I was walking to ballet on Saturday morning and was totally blown away by the beauty of the sky. I felt that I wanted to just sit and stare for as long as it lasted. Unfortunately I had to keep moving asRead more
Tara’s Busy Kitchen Presents…
I recently held my first Tara’s Busy Kitchen event. A pop-up afternoon tea at the house. I had invited other local bloggers, foodies and businesses to the event which was a practice run for future pop-ups. I had loosely based the idea of Tara’s Busy Kitchen Presents on the popular “supper clubs” and “pop upRead more
My Week In Pictures
My week started with lunch with my chum Gemma from Cabinet Jewellery. We hadn’t seen each other for such a long time so it was lovely to catch up. I made lunch and Gemma brought along some of her new collection for me to look at. I was in heaven as I adore her work. IRead more
Bovey Castle
I spent a wonderful few hours at Bovey Castle on Thursday. Steve, Alex and myself hopped in the car and drove through the Devonshire countryside to Mortonhampstead and then a little further on to the castle. I’ve been there a number of times before but this time seemed particularly special. I had requested afternoon teaRead more
Sunday Lunch at The Oddfellows
We arrived at 1pm and ordered some drinks at the bar before we were shown to our table. It was beginning to fill up as we sat down. By the time we had ordered the place was full which is always a good sign. Steve plumped for the roast and there was an option toRead more