Usually this year we’d be celebrating Christmas at my parents’ house near Liverpool but due to various circumstances I’m now hosting it at our home 120 miles away. This will be the first time I’ve ever hosted Christmas and the first time my mum hasn’t…
We’re not really one to eat in chain restaurants but one Hubs makes an exception for is Byron and they opened their Intu Derby arm of the business in 2015. Fair to say it’s Hubs favourite place to eat in Intu Derby. He finds it…
Our love of afternoon tea is well documented. From the lavish visit to Le Manoir to try the finest Michelin starred scones, a punky alternative one in Liverpool, one 34 storeys up or to the more humble one served up at a local tea room.…
While tradition states Hot Cross Buns should be eaten on Good Friday, many shops now sell these fruit studded buns all year round. I try to resist temptation and only buy/make them during the Easter period. Hot Cross Buns use one of my favourite types of dough –…
For the last month you may have seen hints on my Twitter and Facebook accounts that I’ve been working on a special recipe. I’ve teased you with photos of choux pastry and pans of salted caramel. I can now reveal I’ve been working for Stork and developing a…
There is something about chocolate and raspberries paired that I love. The tartness of the raspberries cuts through the rich chocolate far better than strawberries do, or at least that is my opinion. I always like doing things that will push my skills in the kitchen. After…