Wheat flour is the most common in the UK but there are also many different types of those. You can…
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How many different types of tea are there in the world? Well according to UK Tea & Infusions Association there…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook.…
Brew Monday 2020 is run by the Samaritans. When it’s cold and grey outside, getting people together to connect over…
It’s best to transfer both loose tea and tea bags from a cardboard or paper packet or tub into an…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook.…
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before…
When using two fillings (jam and cream), spread each one on a different half of the cake and then sandwich…
For the flakiest upper pie crust, brush the top lightly with cold water before baking. To avoid your pie crust…
I have just published my book ‘A Little Book on Tea Cake & Chocolate’, which would make a great gift for…
We are not talking about herbal teas either, but real tea: Camellia sinensis. You don’t need a large garden to…
This is a great recipe for Pumpkin Loaf Cake for Halloween which I found on the Oakhillhomestead site… Pumpkin Bread…
The most popular post I wrote in September was all about soups, Five Reasons Why Soup is the Ultimate Comfort…
Now Autumn is well and truly kicking in, the nights are starting to draw in and the mercury is on…
We had a recent one week’s cruise to Bruges in Brussels, Copenhagen and Skagen in Denmark and Oslo in Sweden.…