Traditionally Lent and Easter must have been a bit of a culinary rollercoaster. Indulgence on Shrove Tuesday followed by fasting from Ash Wednesday through to the Easter Weekend, followed by a feast and chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday. Easter isn’t Easter without Hot Cross Buns. The smell of the fragrant spices and fruit as you bake/toast [...]
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Recipes, Vegetarian on Apr 15th, 2009
This is the time of year when forced rhubarb starts to make an appearance. I thought this recipe looked like an interesting one to cook – three distinct parts – pastry, filling and meringue. This is a quick recipe in that the constituent parts are quick. However, you need to allow extra time to cool [...]
My friend Emma from work went away for a few days, leaving some bananas on her desk. By Friday afternoon, they were brown and squasshy and headed for the bin – ideal for a banana cake I thought! I didn’t know a recipe, so I searched through some books at home. There is a great [...]