Don't coconut drops sound just delightful? Like something that falls from the sky at Willy Wonka's factory and might be made by teeny tiny sugar dipped elves? Well, actually they …
As soon as the evenings get longer and there's that promise of summer in the air, I always intend to get the barbecue out and make the most of it. …
As my blogging career goes on, I grow fonder and fonder of making things with sugar and better and better at it. I always know we're at the crossover time …
A few years into living in Brixton, I started drinking rum as my go to drink. Previously it had been gin which was my loyal weekend tipple throughout my late …
I have been mildly obsessed by ginger beer ever since I grew up gorging myself on Enid Blyton novels with their constant mention of it. (I did always wonder how …
I'm loving the bit in the Saturday Guardian Cook section where well known food people choose their last meal. The fact that they are allowed to set the scene as …
When I was growing up, I associated certain tastes with times of the year. Chestnuts were the taste of celebrations at Christmas when my mum made a gorgeous frozen pudding …
Life has been extremely busy recently and days and hours have been whizzing by in a blur. I've been enjoying it immensely, but I'm not used to the pace and …
Last weekend I found myself in the slightly retro experience of finding myself with half a can of evaporated milk needing used up. I haven't eaten the stuff neat since …
I seem to have got stuck into the Christmas drinks already with absolutely no worries of what anyone might think. One those festive tipples is sorrel drink which is traditionally …
At this time of year, the nights are drawing in early and softening everything with that deep purple light of late autumn dusk. The streets crackle with crisp leaves and …
It was inevitable after my marmalade making fun earlier this year that I would enter the jam making world as well. It came about accidentally when after buying some plump …
My childhood was punctuated by marshmallows. One of my aunts had a particular soft spot for them and visits to her house weren't complete without dipping into the bag of …
Christmas is within touching distance. You've battled the high street. You've wrapped everything. You've ordered the bird. You've breathed out a massive sigh of relief. And then remembered that you've …
I think we've touched on me being a bit of an Americanophile before. I have a total weakness for the literature and food of the USA. And I'm prepared to …
I love love love candied peel. I used to run to the baking cupboard and cram spoonfuls of it in my mouth when my mum wasn't looking. It was my …
