Now, I realise it might be a bit late to post recipes for Mince Pies now that the big day has passed, but I am still on leave from work, so it’s still Christmas in my eyes. Also, I have to share this recipe with you, because it is by far the best Mince Pie…
For the last few years, I have taken to making and sending edible Christmas gifts. Rather than becoming a slave to the commercialism of the season, feeling obliged to spend money on gifts that people neither want or need, I decided to give people something they can enjoy – confectionery! First up in this year’s…
Earlier this week, I started work on a platter of Thanksgiving cookies as a surprise for my lovely friend Marguerite, who is not a native of these shores, but has moved to this sceptred isle from America. I am fairly sure that she gets homesick at times, so I wanted to make an effort to…
In hindsight, this probably wasn’t the best thing to make for a picnic. Cut up, the caramel is deliciously sticky which is not only complicated to eat, but also to transport. Fortunately, I cut the pieces small enough to make them only a couple of bites, which is all you need really as it is…
I know right? Jam made from tomatoes! What will they think of next? The problem with growing your own fruit and veg is that often you will have a glut of one thing, and then have to think of many creative ways to use it or preserve it. I have 11 varieties of tomato in…
This year, I have grown some cucumbers for the first time. I am not sure what variety they are, the seeds were given to me by a colleague. They are long and thin, like a regular salad cucumber, but not quite as enormous as what you see in a supermarket. Apparently, you have to pick…
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