Baking Mad is baking for cash. This month Baking Mad will be baking a difference for Children In Need. What more satisfying icing on the cake than to know your kitchen efforts are raising money to improve vulnerable childrensÂ’ lives? Get Friday 14 November in the diary. Plan Christmas baking early for a stress-free holiday season. Tighten up your techniques now, before it all gets a bit too imminent. Their step-by-step video guide will help you perfect your profiteroles in time for the big day.
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My choice of the best afternoon tea offer this week is at the Seckford Hall Hotel, Seckford Hall Road, Woodbridge, IP13 6NU. Seckford Hall Hotel is a luxury 4 star Tudor hotel, with origins that date back to 1530, set in 34 acres of private Suffolk countryside. Their restaurant boasts 2 AA rosettes. Afternoon Tea is served either in their beautiful lounges or on their terrace, overlooking the lawns and lake. They serve a traditional Afternoon Tea with dainty sandwiches, scones, individual cakes and a miniature trifle. The hotel is positioned just outside of Woodbridge, and it’s close to the…
Blends for Friends was set up by tea taster Alex Probyn for tea lovers to request customised loose leaf tea blends for themselves or alternatively as a gift. All you do is fill a form on the website with details of the recipient with their age, job, hobbies, traits, tea preferences and more. Alex then creates his teas and herbal infusions from teas he has sourced from estates around the world. Its as simple as that. The tea then arrives in a personalised tin with the recipe on it and how it reflects the receiver. What you might call a…
Although my book reviews on this blog would normally be about cookery books, I just couldn’t resist including a review on this beautiful story. The Seafront Tea Rooms is written by Vanessa Green and is a lovely story about a journalist who is on a mission to find Britains best tea rooms. Charlotte (the journalist) comes across the ‘Seafront Tea Rooms’ in Scarborough and knows it is a very special tea room that would be great for her article. But (Kathryn) a single mother who uses the tea rooms as her sanctuary talks her out of including it in her…
The Chocolate Show starts tomorrow at Olympia West, London until October 19th. There will be lots on offer to see including demonstrations of chocolate recipes by top chefs, a chocolate fashion show(hope it’s not tooooo hot) workshops for children and lots more… The Chocolate Show will host a culinary theatre so visitors can take a seat and learn tips, techniques and how to create their own chocolate delights from the masters. Stars of the show including Michelin-starred Atul Kochhar, Great British Bake Off champions Edd Kimber and John Whaite and chocolatiers Paul a Young and Will Torrent, will showcase the…
It’s back again, running from 6 – 12th October British Egg Week is happening in association with British Lion Eggs. The countdown to this year’s British Egg Week (6-12 October) is underway, with this year’s theme, ‘eggs make a meal out of anythingÂ’, due to highlight the important role that eggs can play in helping to minimise food waste. British Lion eggs is already a proud supporter of the Love Food Hate Waste programme from WRAP and is working with the organisation to maximise the impact of the British Egg Week campaign. See more at the British Egg Week website. Top chefs…
This fantasntic site even has baking on the homepage, Divertimenti plus top quality elegant cookware, everything you could possibly need available online. There are cookbooks, teas, spices, not to mention Aga, La Cornue and Rangemaster cookware; aspirational items to be swooned over by guests. Divertimenti, the ultimate Cookshop, has been the food loverÂ’s favourite since the sixties ( how come I didn’t know that?). They have over 4500 items of professional quality cookware and tableware, including unique hand decorated pieces – utensils, kitchen electricals and cookers. There motto is ‘If we don’t sell it you don’t need it’. The Divertimenti Shop…
My favourite week of the year is nearly here, ‘Chocolate Week’, from 13-19th October. Seven whole days of indulging your sweet tooth and trying out the ‘BEST’ chocolate in the UK. It looks set to be bigger and better than ever, with chocolate tasting and chocolate making demonstrations being held around the country. Head to their Facebook page to find out more.
Tea Fit for a Queen: Recipes & Drinks for Afternoon Tea is written by Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Ltd. What a brilliant book. Its filled with recipes that have stood the test of time as well as fascinating anecdotes and tales, and reveals how the tradition of afternoon tea started in royal Britain. There are over 40 great recipes which include everything from delicate finger sandwiches to Victoria sponge cake, Chelsea Buns and a Champagne Cocktail. You will also read about the infamous royals and their connection to the history of tea; why jam pennies were Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite…
Edd Kimber is the boy who bakes and the winner of BBC2’s Great British Bake Off in 2010 and the author of two great books, ‘Say It With Cakes’, and the popular ‘The Boy Who Bakes’. His blog is full of brilliant recipes and ideas. Edd says on his about page that ‘After winning the BBC Two series The Great British Bake Off in 2010 my life has been a rollercoaster journey in food and IÂ’ve been lucky enough to do some amazing things. In late 2010 I worked at Raymond Blancs restaurant Le Manoir gaining experience in the pastry kitchen Since…
With juicing making a massive comeback at the moment, ‘New Pyramid Miracle Juices’ by Amanda Cross and Charmaine Yabsley, has Over 40 Juices for a Healthy Life. The 40 nutritious juices are recommended to combat specific ailments such as asthma and high blood pressure. Quick and easy to prepare, each juice is guaranteed to boost heath and vitality. With nutrirional analysis for every recipe, detailing the vitamin, mineral and calorie content of the chosen beverage. Juices to help to maintain a balanced and healthy diet.
Help raise some dough for Great Ormond Street Hospital ChildrenÂ’s Charity. By holding a Bake it Better bake sale during National Baking Week you will be helping Great Ormond Street Hospital treat more children from all across the UK. There asking people from across the UK to hold a bake sale at home, work or in their local community group to raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital; your dough will have a huge impact and mean that the hospital can treat more children from all across the UK. Your money will help fund the building of a new…
I just loved this headline in the Telegraph recently. The writer of the article ‘Olivia GoldsmithÂ’ says ‘Afternoon tea is more than just a meal. Those warm scones and clotted cream have nothing to do with sustenance or your daily diet, and no commuter ever wolfed down cucumber and cream sandwiches on the go. Afternoon tea is a moment of frivolous indulgence: and antidote to the daily grindÂ’. Sooooooo true and I donÂ’t know about you but ‘caloriesÂ’ would never come to mind when you look at the delicious array of pastries and cakes in front of you. But apparently…
The Great British Bake Off is back on our screens and we’re as inspired as ever. This month Clipper Teas are giving away 5 brilliant baking courses at River Cottage Cookery School. Which course you choose is completely up to you. You might want to take part in a full day of Bread Making, satisfy your sweet tooth with Cakes and Sweet Pastry, or go GBBO crazy and tackle those soggy bottoms on Savoury Pies and Pastry. Ready, steady, bake!! Head to Clipper Teas website to enter the competition.