Wheat flour is the most common in the UK but there are also many different types of those. You can find out some healthy facts about wheat flour from Healthy Eating website. The main difference […]
How many different types of tea are there in the world? Well according to UK Tea & Infusions Association there are approximately 1,500 different varieties of tea !! They also say that Tea breaks are […]
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]
Brew Monday 2020 is run by the Samaritans. When it’s cold and grey outside, getting people together to connect over a warming cuppa and a good conversation helps to make us feel better and manage […]
It’s best to transfer both loose tea and tea bags from a cardboard or paper packet or tub into an air-tight container. Tins and caddies with tight-fitting lids are good as they can keep out […]
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from […]
When using two fillings (jam and cream), spread each one on a different half of the cake and then sandwich together. .If you haven’t got time to decorate your cake then wrap it with cling […]
For the flakiest upper pie crust, brush the top lightly with cold water before baking. To avoid your pie crust from becoming too soggy, sprinkle it with equal parts of sugar and flour before adding […]
I have just published my book ‘A Little Book on Tea Cake & Chocolate‘, which would make a great gift for anyone who loves tea, cake and chocolate. This little book on tea and cake is […]
We are not talking about herbal teas either, but real tea: Camellia sinensis. You don’t need a large garden to grow your own tea, a planter on a balcony would work just fine. ‘You could […]
This is a great recipe for Pumpkin Loaf Cake for Halloween which I found on the Oakhillhomestead site… Pumpkin Bread 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp […]
The most popular post I wrote in September was all about soups, Five Reasons Why Soup is the Ultimate Comfort Food. I am sure it was so popular due to the change in the seasons […]
Now Autumn is well and truly kicking in, the nights are starting to draw in and the mercury is on a slow downward slope, our bodies start to crave the warmth of comfort food. But […]
We had a recent one week’s cruise to Bruges in Brussels, Copenhagen and Skagen in Denmark and Oslo in Sweden. The weather was beautiful apart from in Oslo where it was dull and damp but […]
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