by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog
With autumn knocking on our doors and the summer all but gone, this month’s theme had a seasonal edge to it. Spices would be welcome to bring warmth against the now much cooler nights; seeds & herbs reflections on the recent harvest. Our wonderful hosts for the...
by admin | Sep 6, 2013 | Blog
Who remembers the 1950s TV game show ‘Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?’ (very much before my time I hasten to add!)? The idea being that expert archeologists, art historians, or natural history experts, were expected to identify interesting objects or...
by admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Menus
Never one to turn down the opportunity to have more happy guests around my afternoon tea table, I could hardly say no to a private booking request that came in with somewhat short notice. As a consequence this menu was rustled together with a greater sense of urgency...
by admin | Aug 3, 2013 | Blog
The 1st of August dawned bright and extremely warm to welcome Yorkshire Day 2013. In fact, it turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far. Undaunted by the heat, there was every manner of activities across the county to mark the occasion including us at...
by admin | Aug 3, 2013 | Menus
I am pleased to be able to offer another gluten-free afternoon tea. The warm sunny days have inspired this menu. I’ve kept away from anything too heavy and stodgy and focused on light, summer ingredients and flavours such as blueberries, lemons and fresh...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog
Who would have thought health and cake could go together? That we could actually have our cake and eat it too? Well, we proved it just so at our Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event on Tuesday 16 July as our venue was Nuffield Health Club in Shipley! For those that...
by admin | Jul 14, 2013 | Blog
This is a classic and if anyone is new to baking and wants to start at ‘the beginning’, then I would say this is it. The ’all-in-one’ method I’ve demonstrated here is very straight forward and you are sure of success if you follow the hints and tips that I’ve...
by admin | Jul 12, 2013 | Menus
This afternoon tea is a private booking of seasoned afternoon tea goers. I understand that these ladies make a habit of enjoying such a pastime although it will be a first for them to be ‘behind closed doors’ and experience their first secret tea room. I...
by admin | Jun 25, 2013 | Blog
This month’s event was celebrating the club’s first anniversary. It’s hard to believe we’ve been through a year of cake already! Such happy memories and fun along the way. When I set the theme for this I hoped there might not too a literal take on the ‘fire’ and...
by admin | Jun 18, 2013 | Blog
With a cold wind blowing and the outside temperature not offering much above freezing, it was a perfect day to be cozied up in a quintessential old fashioned inn, hidden away the Lancashire countryside. The Inn at Whitewell is nestled at the bottom of a little valley...
