Italian Cookery class……
I would like to think and hope that when my students walked into my Italian cookery class at The Bay Tree Cottage, they walked into little Italy! Vino was flowing, candles were lit lighting up my vine ripened tomato's, fragrant basil and cloves of delicious pink plump garlic. My class [...]
Cranberry eccles cakes….
Traditional Eccles cakes are made with just currants, very delicious but a little extra yummiest I think is really needed. So I add plump ruby cranberries and sweet sun kissed sultanas. So scrumptious to combine a combination of different dried fruits. These lovely treats can be made into small delicate cakes [...]
Simple egg pasta…….
Flour, eggs, pinch of salt and a little elbow grease, gives you a simple fresh satisfying egg pasta. I need nothing else. A ravioli can be filled with anything from thyme and mushrooms, sun dried tomato and Parma ham, basil and ricotta or my favourite ricotta and spinach with a [...]
Pastry making at ‘Shires Cookery School’ Northants.
A day of making pastry, well of course I was on this list to attend this course. I'm sure half of my body mass is made up of puff pastry, so I was very interested to learn more.Ten students, keen to learn and master the art of pastry making. I [...]
Antipasti evening at The Bay Tree Cottage, Northants
The excitement is starting to build as my first class approaches at The Bay Tree Cottage, in Farthingstone, Northampton, only 11 sleeps!!The class is only £15.00 and is from 7-9 pm, includes a drink and nibbles that I will prepare. A perfect evening out with friends, a treat for mum [...]
My Mussels Italian style
Mussels with my Italian simple elegant touch. So simple, inexpensive and quick to prepare This dish would feed four as a starter or two as a main meal, with fresh bread to dip in the sauce.I bought a whole bag of fresh mussels from my local supermarket for the cost [...]
My day at The Cambridge Cookery School……..
Fish is so good to have as part of a healthy balanced diet and I was very excited to be able to attend the fish masterclass at The Cambridge Cookery School, last Saturday. This cookery school is about 70 minutes away from my house, so still very local. There is [...]
Lemon and vanilla chocolate dipped biscuits……
A small treat. A delicious nibble, call it what you fancy. Everyone loves a biccie with their tea or coffee. A nibble or a complete dunk, I will let you be the judge of that one!!These morsels of loveliness are so quick and simple to make, great fun to prepare [...]
Ndali Vanilla, Fairtrade event at Fortnum and Masons.
A gift swap in Fortnum and Mason, London, is my idea of heaven. Hosted by the lovely Vanessa Kimbell author of 'Prepped'. Fifty food bloggers were invited along with fabulous judges, Lucas Hollweg author of Good things to eat and Chantal Coady owner of the wonderful Rococo Chocolates, London. The idea [...]
Clandestine cake club, Ndali vanilla
Our Northamptonshire Clandestine Cake Club this month was dedicated to the wonderful 'Fairtrade' Ndali vanilla and a wonderful tearful talk was given by Vanessa Kimbell, on the importance of supporting 'Fairtrade'. The cakes varied from my autumn apple and vanilla cake to rhubarb, custard and vanilla, chocolate and vanilla, raspberry [...]
Late summer, fig, raspberry & vanilla jam
A wonderful jam using the last of the summer fruits. This jam is sweet, fruity and has an amazing zing to it. The sweet vanilla adds the most delicate punch and works so well with the plump voluptuous figs and bright pink raspberries. This jam has now become my most [...]
I LOVE my Kenwood kMix..
There are not many items that I would say are an essential to have in a kitchen. I like to have beautiful items around me, who doesn't, in fact I do have a cupboard filled with regretted purchases. I do just love beautiful decorated bowls, crockery, cookery books and electrical [...]