by Chez Shamwari | Dec 9, 2014 | Blog
Here’s the thing, ‘cake club’ is exactly what it says on the (cake) tin; a cake club, not a baking club. It’s also about fostering the idea of sharing a whole cake into several morsels (several times over). Cupcakes, muffins, brownies, biscuits, pies and tarts are...
by Chez Shamwari | Nov 25, 2014 | Menus
Autumn. What’s not to love? The distinct chill in the air. The golds and reds of the trees. The warming and comforting flavours of the seasonal food. An afternoon tea in November was just the ticket to enjoy this time of year. Beetroot, leeks and English apples were...
by Chez Shamwari | Nov 2, 2014 | Blog
If you enter ‘rock and roll cake’ as a search on ‘tinternet, it’s fascinating what’s out there in the interpretation of this theme. There is plenty on the music aspect either in the shape of instruments or music groups and lots of bright, bold colours. I wondered what...
by Chez Shamwari | Nov 2, 2014 | Menus
How time seems to fly because no sooner has the teapot been put away from the last occasion, it’s time to put the kettle on again for some more afternoon tea delights. Today’s guests were all ‘first timers’ and some had been on my waiting list for some time so there...
by Chez Shamwari | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog
A host of possibilities were in store for this cake theme whether in flavour or decorations. Lavender, elderflower, orange blossom, rose were those that came initially to mind when the theme was set. And we ended up with a variety of all these in one guise or another...
by Chez Shamwari | Sep 28, 2014 | Menus
Today’s occasion had been planned for some time and took a few goes to find a mutually convenient date what with lack of availability due to shift work for some of the guests on certain weekends, travels abroad for others and my ever burgeoning diary to fit in other...
by Chez Shamwari | Sep 2, 2014 | Blog, Recipes
I was inspired to make this cake after watching a recent episode of BBC1’s Country File. It was featured by a farmer growing quinoa in the UK and evidently succeeding. The culmination of the clip was the said farmer and presenter enjoying a slice of his gluten free...
by Chez Shamwari | Aug 25, 2014 | Blog
The theme for tonight’s event was set in the expectation of August being the height of British summer with plenty of warm sunshine. However, the rain was pouring with a definite chill in the air as we arrived but it certainly didn’t dampen our spirits and enjoyment....
by Chez Shamwari | Aug 25, 2014 | Menus
Today’s afternoon tea was attended by those who have been waiting patiently on my ever growing waiting list. A group of people, who had never met before, arrived expectantly at the appointed hour. As ever, the occasion seemed to work its magic, for hardly had the tea...
by Chez Shamwari | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog
A few weeks ago, Yorkshire was struck with Tour De France fever. It seemed like the whole of Yorkshire went ‘yellow’ and turned up for the show. And what a party it turned out to be. We were blessed with the finest sunny weather to show off the stunning...
