Macmillan Coffee Morning 30th Sept
Like most people cancer has touched my life and my family and so I am very proud to say that I am now supporting Macmillian Cancer Support. This year marks 100 years since the charity was set up and...
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Im thrilled to be able to say that in about six weeks my second book, Say It With Cake (Kyle Books, 2012) will be published, on shelves of bookshops across the country. Its a project I have been...
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I’m feeling rather nostalgic this week, most likely because today sees the start of series three of The Great British Bake Off on BBC2. It feels like only yesterday when I was sat at home, nervously...
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Not trying to tempt fate but as I write this Andy Murray is looking very good for Wimbledon this weekend. If you are planning on watching the final matches, then as the temperature is forecast to reach...
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Thank goodness the ovens have been turned off! In truly English fashion I dont do well in the heat, I prefer a sunny spring to a sweltering summer so baking in this heatwave is not my ideal way of...
View ArticleEgg Custard Tart
This recipe is total taste of my childhood. When I was growing up we had a classic, old fashioned British bakery in the village, one of those shops that sold chocolate dipped flapjacks, cream horns and...
View ArticleGiveaway!
I don’t often run competitions on the site but I really wanted to share this with you. I’m very lucky that when I visit my publisher I sometimes leave with a copy of a new release and last week I …...
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