Easter Sunday was spent with friends. Serena came for brunch and I put together a little feast to start our Easter celebrations. I made a plum compote to have with some Primrose Kitchen beetroot and ginger muesli and natural yoghurt. We also had hot cross buns with various jams, marmalades and goats cheese tart. ItRead more
I met up with an old school friend in Winchester the other day. I hadn’t seen her for about 15+ years! She recommended meeting at a little cafe in the centre of town called Rawberry. Such a cute place. Quite industrial in design with lots of raw wood and metal on display. I loved it. Read more
Easter Sunday started with brunch with Steve and Serena. I had made a spiced plum compote with a little cinammon and honey to go with some natural yoghurt and some beetroot and ginger muesli from Primrose Kitchen. To go alongside this there was hot cross buns a plenty plus some goats cheese and Mediterranean vegetable tartRead more
Winchester is such a wonderful city. Full of old English charm and beautiful scenery. It’s much like Exeter in a way but it wasn’t bombed heavily in the war so it still remains the same as it was centuries ago. I absolutely love visiting the city. Not only for the old English charm but becauseRead more
So, here’s the thing… Fruit cake and cheese. I adore fruit cake and I love cheese but put the two together and you get something altogether more wonderful. I was first introduced to this idea when I was sent a box of treats from a lovely lady called Marianne. Inside the box were lots ofRead more
No teaching for me on Saturday as we were unable to use the church hall. It was a welcome day off plus the weather was absolutely stunning which inspired Steve and myself to get on the train to Topsham. Unfortunately we missed our first train by about 30 seconds but this enabled us to popRead more
LittlePod are a small Devon based company that provide high quality baking ingredients for home cooks and professional chefs alike. They formed their company in 2010 and have been going from strength to strength since. They have managed to get their products into homes, delis, wholesalers, department stores, pubs and patisseries across the land andRead more
I hopped on the number 5 bus out of Exeter on a little outing to Quickes Farm in Newton St Cyres. As a massive cheese lover it seemed like a natural place to visit on my day off. I had planned to meet my chum Amber there for lunch but was lucky enough to haveRead more
Hemsley and Hemsley released their second book this week “Good + Simple” and I was particularly excited about it. I’ve been using their first book a lot recently so I was pretty interested to see what delights might be in their second book. I haven’t made anything yet but there is plenty there to inspireRead more
Last week I held my second “pop up” tea room at Tara’s Busy Kitchen HQ. I transformed my lounge into a tearoom and the kitchen into a bakery. I had so much fun preparing the room with white tablecloths, vintage china, flowers and candles to make it look really special. My kitchen was a hiveRead more