This pretty pistachio cake was made at the weekend for my mums birthday, which is today. Don’t worry, I’m not giving her a really stale cake for her birthday, we celebrated when she and my dad visited on Saturday. We … Continue reading
Bees are quite amazing, aren’t they? They’re just buzzing around, collecting pollen and turning it in to honey like it’s nothing, but it’s really something. Honey is one of my favourite toast accompaniments, my favourite being set honey - I … Continue reading
I found this cookbook in my grandparents house a couple of years ago when we were tidying it up to sell. It was published in the early 1970′s by local Inverness newspaper the Highland News and is made up of … Continue reading
The smell of boiling butter, sugar and condensed milk is extremely evocative for me, and I had actually forgotten that until I made the fudge in this recipe. It’s an overwhelmingly sweet smell with a slight waft of burnt sugar … Continue reading
Bonjour! I have returned from a wonderful four days in Paris which consisted of a lot of rain, crepes, plenty of tennis watching and finally sunshine! It was really great fun and it’s a beautiful city. I have pictures, and … Continue reading
