Why Bake Your Own Hot Cross Buns This Easter?
As the scent of spring fills the air, and Easter approaches, my thoughts turn to those quintessential seasonal treats: hot cross buns. While it’s tempting to grab a pack from …
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Try my easy lemon curd recipe
I make curd often. It’s usually lemon, or passionfruit and lime. I’ve been evolving the recipe over time. The recipe I developed back in 2011 for Edinburgh Foody was a …
Italian Easter Bread
Creating the perfect Italian Style Easter Bread Many of the recipes for Italian Easter Bread I tried have been disappointing and dry. So I have created a recipe that is …
Baba Napolitana
A versatile, orange and rum soaked baba You might be familiar with rum babas? This is the Italian version, hailing from Napoli. It’s often made for celebrations including Christmas. It’s …
How to make the best scone ever
If you want to make the best scone ever, it is not just the recipe that counts.
A moist chocolate courgette brownie recipe
At this time of the year you might be overwhelmed with courgettes / zucchini. I swear that they grow whilst you turn your back. Or you might also like the …
An amazing orange cake by Emily Scott
I’d suggest that after chocolate, citrus is everyone’s favourite flavour. Flavours that excite the palate and add a refreshing touch. With that in mind, I am pleased to share simply …
Pistachio and Pomegranate Madeleines
Madeleines – small, delicious and very moreish A madeleine is a small very buttery cake with a crisp edge. They have a distinct shell-like shape from the tin in which …
Clotted Cream a must for Afternoon Tea
It’s an essential of afternoon tea, but have you ever thought how clotted cream is made?