Tara's Busy Kitchen (and other stories)

Food, recipes and my life

Skip to content

Home
About me
Contact

All change

25th September 2016 374 × 468 Devonshire Honey Cake for National Cake Week.

All change

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Social Links

Categories

Categories

tarasbusykitchen

My neighbour is better than your neighbour! 🍦

My neighbour is better than your neighbour! 🍦
.
.
.
Before you say “ah plastic” it’s all compostable packaging including the spoon. Nice work Andrew. ❤️

This sunny Saturday deserves celebrating with my N

This sunny Saturday deserves celebrating with my No Churn Ice Cream Sandwiches. A delightfully retro looking sweet treat that will fill your heart with glee and your tummy with deliciousness. I mean, what’s not to love? It’s basically whipped double cream and condensed milk in between two biscuits! Grab yourselves the few ingredients in your next shop and get making. 💕

Happy Saturday friends. The moon was outstanding t

Happy Saturday friends. The moon was outstanding this morning. #snowmoon

(AD) It’s five o clock somewhere right? Oh wait.

(AD) It’s five o clock somewhere right? Oh wait.. this little aperativo is alcohol free so no worries there. @motherrootldn is a sophisticated, award winning, 100% natural and alcohol-free switchel. The recipe is based on a prohibition-era recipe but vamped up with a modern twist. I am currently hooked on Mother Root with pomegranate juice and lots of ice. Put that alongside a bowl of salt and vinegar and you’ve got yourself an awesome pre-dinner cocktail situation without the fuzzy head. That can come later! 😉

“We’re having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave”.. I can’t remember the other lyrics and by heatwave I mean it’s above 10 degrees! But, aforementioned heatwave requires ice cream sandwiches. Am I right? How do you fancy the recipe for no churn amaretti and raspberry ice cream sandwiches? Let me know! 💕

With dining in being the only option right now I d

With dining in being the only option right now I decided to treat myself to some exquisite new table linen from @angela.mugnai.emporium - I have been coveting her designs for a couple of months now but was a bit slow off the mark before Christmas so missed out on ordering. I was thrilled to see in her new collection these delightful soft pink candy stripes. So, completely me. I love everything about them. The size, the weight.. in all honesty they are simply perfect. Roll on the weekend so I can maximise their usage. They came beautifully wrapped as you can see from my little video complete with some delicious heart shaped Italian chocolates. The fabrics used come from a fourth generation Italian family business that has been operating since 1919. Angela hand picks the most glorious designs for her collection and I have to say that if I was in the position to purchase every design I would. So, if you fancy taking your meal times up a notch whilst your favourite restaurants and bars are closed maybe take a browse of her latest ever growing collection. (Not an ad - I am just a fangirl)💗

Vintage ruffles, gold jewellery and sunshine. It m

Vintage ruffles, gold jewellery and sunshine. It must be #spring 🤸🏼‍♀️

So thankful for my beautiful umbrella on days like

So thankful for my beautiful umbrella on days like this. The most perfect design by @jasminedowling for @bluntumbrellas 💛 In fact ever since I received it as a Christmas gift from my sister I have kind of been willing it to rain enough to warrant an outing. Well, today it’s raining enough so out it came. Isn’t it dreamy? 💛

AD - What do you do if you fancy an aperitif becau

AD - What do you do if you fancy an aperitif because the sun is finally shining but it’s a “school” night? You reach for something that is going to give you that delightfully bitter hit but without the fuzzy head in the morning. I have to teach a stretch class at 8am tomorrow morning but fancy celebrating the fact that it’s half term and I don’t have to teach the kiddie-winks until 9pm on Zoom tonight. Ordinarily I would be in Cornwall in Feb half term but you know what, this year is not the norm. 🤷🏻‍♀️ That doesn’t change the fact they I still want to feel like I am on a bit of a holiday. That means that at 6pm I fancy a little pre dinner drinkie. I have recently discovered @motherrootldn ; a 100% natural, bold flavoured, alcohol-free aperitif described by one of my faves @ottolenghi as “beautiful”. Made with ginger juice, blossom honey, organic apple cider vinegar & a smidge of chilli it packs a flavour punch when mixed with soda or tonic, a round of citrus and a sprig of rosemary. It can also be revved up my mixing it into a Campari based cocktail or adding to a hot toddy on colder evenings. It’s super versatile and my bottle will be finished by the end of the week as I sample Mother Root in all its incarnations. Head on over to @motherrootldn for cocktail & mocktail recipes that will tickle your tastebuds.🍹

Load More… Follow me

Sign up to my mailing list

Email address:

Leave this field empty if you're human:

Search for:

© Tara Smith 2020