With autumn in full swing and the festive Christmas season knocking on the door, it was to this seasonal ‘palette’ of flavours and treats I turned to for inspiration when designing this menu. I also had had an extremely busy time with my day job and therefore needed to be canny with what available time…
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Afternoon Tea – Sunday 29 March 2015
With Easter just around the corner some traditional treats representing the time of year were required on the menu today. On the sweet side, chocolate; most definitely. Yellow also somehow seems to be associated with Easter for me so, yes, something ‘yellow’. Lemon perhaps? Something in a decoration too? On the savoury front, there was…
Flower Power – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
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 with the theme being interpreted in very…
Afternoon Tea Sunday 13 July 2014
Today’s event was a birthday party for a half centurion. With vegetarians and pescatarians to consider and food intolerances to steer clear of, there was a lot of ‘stewing’ over this menu on my part. It’s funny how some times menu planning just slots into place with no particular effort, whilst others, like this one,…