by Chez Shamwari | May 18, 2017 | Blog, Menus
Christmas is certainly one of my favourite times of the year and putting on a festive themed afternoon tea is always great fun. Items on the menu this year featured interpretations of some of the more traditional items one might find on offer. Look for them in the...
by Chez Shamwari | Feb 18, 2017 | Blog, Menus
2016 was an extremely busy year and as you can tell by the date of when this afternoon tea took place, I’m very behind posting this blog. Nevertheless, I remember it well! Autumn was a significant influence in what to include on the menu along with wanting to...
by Chez Shamwari | Oct 2, 2016 | Menus
There’s a lot being said about ‘staycations’ these days; choosing to stay home rather than holiday further afield. A bank holiday weekend might be one of those occasions to take to the road and get away with the extra day on offer. As it turned out, a certain six...
by Chez Shamwari | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog
With 2016 being the 400 year anniversary of Will Shakespeare’s passing and with all manner of commemorations taking place around the country, we thought we’d pay our own little tribute to the Bard with a ‘cake knees up’ of our own. It wasn’t necessary to find a link,...
by Chez Shamwari | May 2, 2016 | Blog
This recipe uses rhubarb (Yorkshire rhubarb to be exact) as the base fruit flavour but you can replace this in equal quantity with any other soft fruit you prefer, e.g. raspberries, strawberries, etc, and follow the same method of preparation. There are two parts to...
