by Chez Shamwari | Mar 8, 2014 | Menus
Today’s event was another private booking and much anticipated having had the booking in the diary for some months. How time flies when suddenly it’s time to lay the table and put the kettle on! I knew my guests love their food and with no dietary requirements to...
by Chez Shamwari | Mar 6, 2014 | Blog
The theme for March 2014’s Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event was effectively carte blanche (but strictly within the rules!). ‘Whatever you fancy’ literally left members to choose to bake whatever caught their imagination for that moment. As a result, I had...
by admin | Feb 9, 2014 | Menus
While all my afternoon teas are special events, this was a particular landmark as it was the redemption of the first gift voucher I had ever ‘sold’. It had been bought for someone’s 2013 Xmas present. I had some dietary preferences to consider in addition to a...
by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog
There were endless possibilities of cake creations that could turn up for our event on 3 February. If yellow was top of your list, then maybe a lemon cake of some sort. If blue, maybe lavender or blueberry something or other? Creativity with icing was also an...
by admin | Jan 21, 2014 | Menus
A repeat private booking that was arranged what seemed to be months ago, was suddenly here. Some challenges were prevalent in pulling this menu together with some particular dietary requirements requiring careful consideration to ensure a balance for everyone. Once...
