A week or so ago I opened my house up to 13 lovely like-minded foodies for my latest Tara’s Busy Kitchen Presents pop up. My fifth afternoon tea event presenting the wonderfully abundant produce that we have in the south west and in particular, Devon. Styled to perfection using my vintage china collection alongside someRead more
My matcha love continues with this delicious and satisfying porridge. I love the way matcha turns everything it graces with that wonderfully green hue. It’s a vision of beauty first thing in the morning! Obviously there are numerous health benefits too that I have written about in previous matcha recipe posts. Matcha can boost energyRead more
I don’t know if you have noticed but I have gone a little Matcha Green Tea crazy of late. I can’t get enough of the stuff. I love tea of any kind and drink gallons of the stuff but I am new to Matcha. Not only is it delicious but it has numerous health benefits.Read more
HECK! Kindly asked me to sample some of their new vegetarian and vegan products recently. Of course I jumped at the chance. The “Super Greens” quinoa bites and Thai bites sounded divine and who could pass up a delicious veggie burger. Especially when they are infused with goats cheese!? HECK’s new range of veggie burgers,Read more
Taking inspiration from my local farmers market here in Devon and using Asian ideas and flavours, I wanted to create some bright flavours to nudge my senses awake in the cold dark month of January. As you can imagine, my local farmers market is still very much in its roots and pumpkin phase with itRead more
A little while ago I co-hosted an event with my beautiful friend Gemma from Cabinet Jewellery. I was on foodie duty obviously and Gem was on sparkles!! It was our first collaboration as Tara’s Busy Kitchen and I loved the whole process. The preparation work behind the event was so much fun with photo shootsRead more
I am not one for fad diets. I like what I like and I eat what I want in moderation. Thankfully for me and my waistline I like my fruit and veggies plus I exercise a lot. I walk everywhere and teach ballet for a living so that keeps me fit and healthy. This allowsRead more
A great breakfast, brunch or lunch recipe that uses up those odds and ends lurking in your fridge. I made this recipe when I came across a jar of Moustards Spiced Orange whole grain mustard just before Christmas. I wanted to create something tasty that would use the mustard in a way many people mightRead more
I made this cake recently for my stepdads birthday. His birthday is straight after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. I thought it would be nice to have a cake that still felt festive with the gentle warmth of ginger, but wasn’t laden with lots of whipped cream. I spritzed it with some gold edibleRead more
Happy New Year everyone.. I hope you didn’t suffer this morning with a headache! I still can’t believe that it’s 2017 although I think most people are thankful that 2016 is now over. Obviously, Christmas has been the main focus this week.. friends and family descended on Tara’s Busy Kitchen for fun and foodie frolics.Read more