Tea History BRIEF HISTORY ON TEA DURING 1101-1125By Treeca17 October 20120 Â Â During 1101-1125 the Chinese Emperor Hui Tsung became very obsessed with tea and wrote about the best tea-whisking…
Uncategorized BOUTIQUE BAKING BOOK REVIEW…By Treeca10 October 20120 Christmas will be here before you can blink so I had to review this fabulous book for you. Boutique Baking…
Uncategorized A FOOD POEM…By Treeca4 October 20120 Fame is a fickle food (1702) By Emily Dickinson 1830–1886 Emily Dickinson Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting…
Uncategorized MORE BAKING TIPS…By Treeca25 September 20120 Always let pie pastry dry throughout before adding filling as it will prevent it from seeping while cooking. When making…
Uncategorized TEA OFFERS AND COMPETITIONS…By Treeca25 September 20122 TWININGS TEA GETTING INTO THE FASHION MARKET… Twining Tea are now getting into the fashion market by offering a vintage…
Uncategorized NICE CAKES…By Treeca24 September 20120 nicecakes.co.uk is a wonderful website full of delicious ‘nice cakes’. It was my daughters birthday last week and I always…
Uncategorized CHOCOLATE WEEK 8th – 14th OCTOBER…By Treeca24 September 20120 Don’t forget it’s Chocolate Week on the 8th – 14th October Â…. To find out everything you want to find…
Uncategorized HOW TO WORK OUT OVEN CONVERSIONS…By Treeca19 September 20120 The general rule of thumb for converting a recipe from a conventional oven to a convection oven is to either…
Uncategorized SOME EGGY BAKING TIPS…By Treeca19 September 20120 If you add a beaten egg slowly to your batter mix it prevents the batter from becoming too stiff. Always…
Uncategorized KITCHEN HEALTH BOOSTERS….By Treeca16 September 20124 Help your immune system in the winter by keeping in your store cupboard some health boosters. Honey has natural anti-fungal…
Tea History MORE ON THE HISTORY OF TEA…By Treeca16 September 20120 During the years of 648-749 the Japanese monk Gyoki planted the first tea bushes in 49 Buddhist temple gardens. Tea…
Uncategorized HOW TO CHECK YOUR BAKING POWDER OR BAKING SODA IS FRESH…By Treeca12 September 20120 To test if baking powder is still good, combine 1 teaspoon baking powder with 1/3 cup hot water. If it…
Uncategorized COOK WITH A WONDERBAG…By Treeca9 September 20120 Instead of using a slow cooker you can use a new type of slow cooker called a ‘wonderbag’. It’s insulating…
Uncategorized SEPTEMBER FOOD FESTIVALS…By Treeca9 September 20120 LEICESTERSHIRE FOOD FORTNIGHT… Head to Leicestershire during 22nd September to the 7th October for an abundance of food events. For…
Uncategorized NATIONAL CUPCAKE WEEK 17th – 23rd SEPTEMBER…By Treeca7 September 20120 National Cupcake Week starts on the 17th-23rd September, which is an ideal way to show how much you adore your…