Be-Ro Dropped Scones for Breakfast (Griddle Cakes) – Old fashioned Griddle pancakes, also called Dropped Scones, these are easy to make and make a lovely breakfast dish, tea time treat or a dessert dish. Old Cookbooks & Recipes ~ Be-Ro Dropped Scones for Breakfast ~ (Griddle Cakes) It’s one of those mornings where you fancy…
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Tea Time Treats for the Easter Tea Table – Little Easter Egg & Daisy Cakes with Chocolate Cheese Cake Frosting
Tea Time Treats for the Easter Tea Table ~ Little Easter Egg & Daisy Cakes ~ with Chocolate Cheese Cake Frosting I have made a discovery, and a brilliant one at that…….I have discovered Philadelphia with Cadbury – a chocolate cream cheese which is JUST like eating chocolate cheesecake! I have also discovered Dr Oetker’s amazing edible Wafer…
Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True + Top Tips in the Kitchen
– Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True! Plus, Top Tips in the Kitchen Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to watch her mummy and grandmother bake – she sat on a stool in the corner of the kitchen and watched them weigh and sift…
Down Memory Lane – Knickerbocker Glory, the Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae
~ Down Memory Lane ~ Knickerbocker Glory The Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae Down my memory lane are tall hedges with berries, grassy banks covered with primroses and violets; bluebell woods, babbling brooks and tree houses. Hot summer days with the drowsy humming of bees, sandwiches wrapped in greaseproof paper and bottled “pop” in bottles with pot lids…
Baking for Easter – The History of Traditional Hot Cross Buns and Hot Cross Bun Recipe
Baking for Easter The History of Hot Cross Buns ~ Traditional Hot Cross Buns Recipe ~ Hot Cross buns have quite a history behind them; the idea of marking crosses on baked goods such as bread, cakes and buns goes right back to pre-Medieval times and was a visible sign that the bread was “blessed”…
Mothering Sunday and Tea in the Parlour with Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies
Mothering Sunday ~Tea in the Parlour ~ Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies ~ Happy Mother’s Day to my Mum ~ Of all the British holidays, feast days and celebrations, this is one of my favourites – not only does it give me the chance to visit and treat my mum, but it also heralds the…
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets One of my recent cake inventions – a standard Victoria Sandwich Sponge with a few delicious additions. Fresh oranges and lemons, lemon curd, crystallised violets and mascarpone cheese make this basic sponge cake moist and special enough for the Easter Sunday tea-time table,…
Floral Gift in a Jar – Home-made Sweet Violet Sugar for Cakes and Bakes
– Floral Gift in a Jar – Home-made Sweet Violet Sugar for Cakes and Bakes British Mothering Sunday is on the 18th March this year, and over the next week I shall be posting come ideas for this special day; today, I am sharing another violet recipe, Sweet Violet Sugar – a delightful old-fashioned floral sugar…
The Scented Home, Flowers and Boozy Mincemeat for Let’s Make Christmas
The Scented Home, Flowers and Boozy Mincemeat for Let’s Make Christmas Sun dappled skies enticed me to venture outside sans jumper mid-morning, and as soon as the cold air stole my breath and hung like a cloud in front of me, I knew the time had come, not only to start my festive preparations,…