It is my birthday today. A grey morning, a rainy afternoon, and an even wetter evening. This morning I set … More
Tag: cake
This week’s small pleasures #143
It’s time once again for a round up of this week’s small pleasures, and once again, food features. The week … More
This week’s small pleasures #131
After a few gloriously sunny days, and stunning weather over the weekend (see Saturday’s post), today has turned grey and … More
The easiest baking
It’s been ages since I talked about baking on Thistles and Kiwis. I really enjoy the mixing, the measuring and … More
The high point of the season
One of the best things about eating in summer is the piles of berries…strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries….though I do … More
2018: a year in eating
This is probably the most difficult round up of the year, as I just know I will miss things. There … More
Christmas comes but once a year…
I’m sure like me you struggle to remember what day of the week it is at this time of year. … More
This week’s small pleasures #106
So here we are, and another week of small pleasures, some of which I talked about in my last post…which … More
Stories of pretend meals
The book sits there, tantalising me to open it and sample its offerings. Promises of elegant and exquisite tastes, of … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having a coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting sipping some Earl Grey Blue … More
