by admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Menus
No sooner than New Year’s Day dawned, it was time to think about the first afternoon tea of 2014; a private party arranged by a returning guest. Decisions on the menu were strongly influenced by what ingredients I already had to hand, left over from the recent...
by admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Blog
With the festive season upon us, nothing less than a seasonal theme would do for the Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club’s December event. You would be forgiven to think that we might have been in danger of ending up with all Christmas cakes. Not so!...
by admin | Nov 12, 2013 | Blog
As always, I had much excitement and anticipation for this month’s cake club event. Our member bakers never cease to impress with their creativity and lateral thinking when it comes to baking cake and I was in no doubt that this month’s theme, Let’s...
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...