July 2012 - AfternoonTea4two

BAKING TIP FOR FRUIT CAKES…

31 July 2012 Treeca 0

Always soak your dried fruit overnight and for extra flavour soak the fruit in apple or orange juice or marinate in your favourite liqueur (brandy) for three days, stirring it every 12 hours.

COCOA LOCO FOR ALL YOUR CHOCOLATE NEEDS…

31 July 2012 Treeca 0

A chocolate lover, Sarah Payne,(just like me) started making chocolate brownies when she was on maternity leave back in 2004. Her friends loved them so much that she started selling them on eBay. Their mission […]

KITCHEN BITCHING…

29 July 2012 Treeca 0

KITCHEN BITCHING… ‘Kitchen Bitching’, is an online open forum of amateur cooks where they can bitch about their culinary woes and get hints and tips from other cooks. They say ‘ All amateur cooks know […]

SOME FACTS ON TEA…

28 July 2012 Treeca 0

Tea originated in China about 5000 years ago and it was discovered in 2735BC by one of the emperors of China. Shleng Nung, was considered as a divine healer who always boiled his water. By […]

BAKING TIP…

26 July 2012 Treeca 0

Try using buttermilk instead of milk as it gives a better texture to your cake. For every 250ml of buttermilk used add half a teaspoon of baking soda.

MINI VICTORIAN SANDWICHES…

26 July 2012 Treeca 0

Ingredients 2 large eggs 100g Self Raising Flour 100g Soft Butter or Low Fat Spread 100g Caster Sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 6 tbsp good quality strawberry jam 300ml Double Cream, whipped Method Preheat oven […]

THE OAKS TEAROOM, Felixstowe, SUFFOLK…

26 July 2012 Treeca 0

This buzzing tea room is run by husband and wife team, David and Sarah Huxley who opened their doors nine years ago. It had a modern feel, with new wood tables and chairs on a […]

REVIEW ON ‘GRAZE’, HEALTHY SNACKS BY POST, GET NATURE DELIVERED…

21 July 2012 Treeca 0

GRAZE, www.graze.com have 100 nutritious snacks that they deliver to your door by royal mail. You simply join and select what you like from their list of snacks and they then pick your snacks based […]

THE SPONGE FAMILY….

19 July 2012 Treeca 0

The Sponge Family have been selling wonderful sponge in our higgledy, piggledy café since September 2000. With old-school standards and a stickler for detail, Sue’s sponge cakes have developed a huge following. Customers have stood […]

COOKIE BAKING TIP…

17 July 2012 Treeca 0

When baking cookies if you run out of sheets to put them on then just turn a baking tray upside down and drop the cookies on that.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPE…

17 July 2012 Treeca 0

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPE… Ingredients 100g Butter or Margarine 100g Caster Sugar 1 Egg (beaten) 175g Plain Flour ½ tsp Baking Powder ½ tsp salt 1 tsp Vanilla extract 150g plain chocolate, coarsely chopped (or […]

FREE JULY FOODIE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS…

11 July 2012 Treeca 0

From 1st – 31st July the Hampshire Food Festival which be taking place in venues across the county. There will be workshops, wine tastings and foodie walking tours plus cookery demonstrations from Rachel Allen and […]

HAVE YOU EVER FANCIED YOUR OWN PERSONAL CHEF?…

11 July 2012 Treeca 0

Have you ever fancied you own personal chef? Well, you can have one now through a company called ‘Housebites’ at www.housebites.com You can order food from chefs which they have been carefully vetted and food […]

THE GOODNESS OF GREEN TEA…

8 July 2012 Treeca 0

Green Tea keeps popping up as a healthy tea to drink for many reasons with the latest saying that it keeps you sprightly as you get older. They say that consuming at least five cups […]

EASY NO COOK BREAKFAST BAR…

5 July 2012 Treeca 0

Ingredients (makes 12) 200g porridge oats 3 tbsp mixed seeds 3 tbsp chopped hazelnuts 100g chopped roasted hazelnuts 100g chopped dried apricots 60g sultanas 60g dried cranberries 90g butter or margarine 2 tbsp brown sugar […]