The Walking Bread

The Walking Bread – coming soon!

Ladies and Gents, as those who know me personally will attest, I am a HUGE fan of The Walking Dead. I am also a fan of bread, so imagine my delight and wonder when I heard about the forthcoming book from the same people that brought you Baking Bad and Game of Scones – THE…

Game of Scones All Men Must Dine

Review: Game of Scones: All Men Must Dine

A few of you, certainly those who know me in real life, may already know that my husband runs the book review site, The Eloquent Page. This book came to my attention through his fiction contacts, not mine. I think there must be few people now that have not heard of Game of Thrones. Even those…

Städter Rodonkuchen

Review: Städter Rodonkuchen

The lovely folks at meincupcake.de got in touch a little while ago, and asked if I would like to take a look at some of their products.  I have ordered from them in the past, so of course I said yes. Straight out of the box, the Städter Rodonkuchen pan appears nice and heavy. I…

Jo Wheatley Home Baking

Review: Jo Wheatley Home Baking

Most people will know Jo Wheatley as the much loved winner of the Great British Bake Off in 2011. Home Baking is the second book she has released, the first being A Passion For Baking. This book definitely has a similar cover style as the other GBBO books. If you look at the cover, it…

Comfort Food Cookbook

Review: Comfort Food Cookbook by Editors of Grit Magazine

Since the temperatures are often dipping below freezing at the moment, it’s not surprising our thoughts turn to comfort food, something satisfying, familiar and warming. This book is produced by Grit, an American magazine, using traditional American down home style recipes (although the inclusion of Toad In The Hole was a surprise), but most of…

handmade gifts from the kitchen

Review: Handmade Gifts From The Kitchen by Alison Walker

I was very excited to get an opportunity to review this book. For a few years now, I have handmade Christmas gifts for friends and family, so this was a book after my own heart. Alison Walker is the Food & Drink editor for Country Living Magazine. In her introduction, she extols the virtues of…