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For our wine makers, this years' harvest might not have been enough. Tonnage was down due to the effects of the drought and I doubt many of them had reasons to celebrate. But, we need to be grateful for the fact the rain eventually came, and things should be better next year. To mark the … Continue reading Grape Harvest Cake, A Tuscan Tradition
Some dishes just need to be made at home. And chicken Kiev is one of them. To make my chicken Kiev I first made this garlic parsley butter. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Garlic Parsley Butter ♥ Before December last year I cannot tell you when Dave and I last went to … Continue reading Garlic Parsley Butter For Chicken Kiev
Using stracciatella gelato for inspiration I decided to combine my yuzu flavour base with roughly chopped chocolate. This yuzu choc chip ice cream flavour is so unique, and so good, and I hope you will try it. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Yuzu Choc Chip Ice Cream ♥ I am having a run … Continue reading Yuzu Choc Chip Ice Cream Inspired By Stracciatella
With an abundance of beautiful aubergines together with new potatoes in my veggie box I was inspired to make moussaka. I have no idea how traditional this recipe is, but it was super tasty. The best part was that I made enough for Dave and I to enjoy the meal twice. Head straight on to … Continue reading Moussaka – My Take On This Traditional Dish
This cioccolato zenzero gelato is my new favourite flavour. I had it on our last day in Italy when we were walking through Napoli. It has the perfect balance of chocolate and ginger, a combination you will fall in love with. As I was not happy with the texture when it had frozen I made … Continue reading Cioccolato Zenzero Gelato | Chocolate Ginger
My friend Rosey gave me a bottle of pink gin as a gift. It has a hint of berries and I knew straight away I wanted to bake with this gin. So I made a pink gin cake using lemons and citrus tonic. Head straight on to the Recipe For Pink Gin Cake ♥ Two … Continue reading Pink Gin Cake With Citrus Tonic Water
On hot summer days I like to turn my ice cream into milk shakes. This orange curd ice cream made for a refreshing cold drink on a hot day. What do you like to drink when it is really hot? Head straight on to the Recipe For Orange Curd Ice Cream ♥ Every time we go … Continue reading Orange Curd Ice Cream For Summer
I love how the crystallised ginger offers up small pockets of intense flavour in these tea cakes. They are easy to make and will keep for a few days. However, after a day you will need to toast them which makes them better in my opinion. Head straight on to the Recipe For Tea Cakes … Continue reading Tea Cakes (Teacakes) For An Afternoon Treat
I am not a food stylist and my photographs are not edited. I use the natural light in my kitchen. And the same plates over and over again. The photos of my plum cake were taken on two separate days. It is amazing how different the colours are. Head straight on to the Recipe For … Continue reading Plum Cake | My Upside Down Cake
I adapted a recipe from Paul Hollywood to make this apple cake using local crisp apples. The recipe came with my new cake tin which I am sure to get a lot of use out of. Head straight on to the Recipe For Apple Cake ♥ Dave and I are still sleeping in our cottage … Continue reading Apple Cake Using Local Crisp Apples