Recently I was invited to a cookery course at Tante Marie Culinary Academy in Woking, which is quite local to me here in Surrey. As well as professional courses for those wanting to become a chef, they offer lifestyle courses too for everyday people. I chose the Mastering […]
I can’t wait for Great British Bake Off to come back on in a couple of weeks! How about you? Last year I baked along with the show every week, and joined in with the Great Bloggers Bake Off with Mummy Mishaps. I’m not sure […]
Here I am with the slightly delayed roundup of Perfecting Patisserie May. I didn’t manage to enter a recipe last month unfortunately but there were four delicious entries that some lovely bloggers sent over. You’ll find the roundup with links to all the recipes here! […]
Welcome to Perfecting Patisserie May! Sorry for the delay in getting this ready, time seems to be whizzing by again. Last month we had 8 delicious entries into the challenge and you will find them all below. I am so grateful to all of you […]
My baking and patisserie nemesis so far seems to have been macarons. I’ve only tried them a couple of times before this latest attempt, but they failed so miserably and so completely, that it totally put me off trying again to be honest! However, I […]
I hope you had a great Easter and are enjoying the new lighter evenings. The arrival of Spring, with new growth in the garden, blossom, and the first flowers, always puts a smile on my face. There are fresh ingredients to bake with and now […]
I have a confession to make. I actually went to this bread-making class nearly a year ago but have only just got around to posting about it. Do excuse my delay! The course I attended was the sweetened dough class in Twickenham run by Mark […]
How on earth is it March already?! I hope you are enjoying seeing the signs of spring start to show up. I took a lovely sunny walk today in a park down a road flanked with beds full of daffodils and crocuses, and seeing those […]
