Vintage Cakes by Jane Brocket £25 is a stunning book full of photographs to inspire you. All taken with vintage kitchenalia and with recipes that cover classic baking from around the world. Ideal for a novice cook or experienced baker. Available from www.amazon.co.uk The book description says – This is the first domestic cake and baking book to combine cake history, fabulous recipes and vintage styling, in settings that include colourful china, vintage tablecloths and tableware, cake tins and paper cases, and inspiring cake stands. There are six tempting chapters: Everyday Cakes, Cake-tin Cakes, Little Cakes, Elegant Cakes, Fancies &…
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When making your cake, leave the eggs and fat our overnight so that they will be at the same temperature.
During this time Chinese tea drinking was on the rise, as were elegant teahouses and teacups carefully crafted from porcelain and pottery. Also at this time drinking powdered and frothed tea or tea scented with flowers was widespread while other earlier flavourings were not being enjoyed any more. It was at the same time as Zen Buddhism was caught on in Japan, via China which brought with it tea-drinking temple rituals. Photo Source: www.flickr.com/photos/agirlwithtea/
If you want ot learn how to sew then this hands on sewing academy is the place to head. The Lorna Knight Sewing Academy offers workshops in a range of sewing techniques including courture sewing, soft furnishings, lingerie, pattern drafting and overlocking. Everything is provided you just need to turn up and learn. Classes are limited to six with courses available for beginners. For more details of their courses in Manchester and Staffordshire head to their website www.lornaknight.com
Dining in the Voltigeur Restaurant at York Races is a very special treat for anyone whether you enjoy going to the races or not. You are greeted with a taste of Sushi then a starter course on your table. You can then choose from the gourmet buffet and carvery then followed on my the most amazing sweet buffet, chocolate fountain or ice-cream cones. You can then pop outside onto the grandstand viewing area to watch your horse win (or lose) and even though you probably won’t have a tiny space in your stomach for any more, you will have to…
Ingredients 3 Ripe Bananas (mashed) 2 tablespoons Olive Oil 220g light brown sugar 2 tsp vanilla essence 200g Self Raising Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda ¼ tsp sea salt 1 tablespoon Arrowroot 1 rounded tsp cinnamon 152g chocolate chips Method Preheat oven to 350F/180C Gas 4 Line or grease a loaf tin Combine bananas, olive oil, sugar and vanilla Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, arrowroot and cinnamon Add the dry ingredients into the banana mixture and stir until smooth If the batter looks too thin and wet, add more flour Add the chocolate chips Bake in the…
In 1904 Englishman Richard Blechynden created iced tea during a heat wave at the St Louis World Fair. Do you like ice tea? and what about iced coffee which has become really fashionable. Between the two my favourite is definitely iced coffee. a
For a moister fruit cake in electric ovens or Agars, place a dish of water on the floor of the oven when baking.
Ingredients 10 Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, crushed 35g (1 ¼ oz) Low Fat Spread (melted) 100g (3 ½ ox) Philadelphia Low Fat Soft Cheese 250g (9oz) O% Fat Greek Yoghurt ½ tsp Vanilla Essence Method Put the cookies and low fat spread into a bowl and mix together Spoon into a 15cm (6”) loose bottomed, round cake tin Press it down firmly Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes Mix the Philadelphia with the yoghurt and vanilla essence Place on top of the chocolate base and refrigerate until firm
Assam is the tea-growing region in North East India that gives us our wonderful strong and malty tea. Twinings are working with UNICEF to improve the lives of 7,000 young girls who live there on the tea gardens with their families. Twinings and UNICEF have found that most teenage girls and women living in these tea communities are anaemic due to poor diet. And sadly for these girls who often marry very young, there is a very high maternal and infant mortality rate. The project they jointly run aims to reduce anaemia through a number of activities, from the supply…
The ‘Cake and Bake Show’ is the first ‘live’ event dedicated to the world of cake, breads and the art of cooking. Its being held at Earls Court in London on the 22nd/23rd September. Star speakers include Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood Eric Lanlard, Juliet Sear, Mich Turner and many more. For more details go to their website http://thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk/
The combination of peppermint tea and hot chocolate is magical. Heat a cup of milk with a peppermint tea bag to just boiling. Turn off the heat, remove the tea bag and add a tablespoon of drinking chocolate. Stir energetically. Enjoy….
While on our break in Edinburgh we decided to visit the famous Royal Yacht Britannia which is now based in the historic port of Leith and classes as a ‘must-see’ tourist attraction. It has played host to some of the most famous people in the world but home to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family has been its main business. You can view the heart and soul of this most special of royal residences on either a guided tour or walk round yourself listening to all its history via a mobile phone. I found it absolutely beautiful and…
For an extra rich, tasty fruit cake, use cold coffee instead of milk. For a moist fruit cake with extra flavour, grate a cooking apple into the mixture.
‘Delicious Magazine’, have also teamed up with ‘ Waterstones’ to give you the chance to win one of two sets of their top ten Cookery books. How to Bake by Paul Hollywood Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop British Seafood by Nathan Outlaw Friends at my Table by Alice Hart The Contented Cook by Xantha Clay Polpo by Russell Norman Fired Up No Nonsense Barbecuing by Ross Dobson ( I bought this for my son before he left for Australia, it’s also written by an Australian) Wahaca Mexican Food at Home by Thomasina Miers The Little Paris Kitchen by…