Is it just me, or has this been the fastest year on record? To whizz by that is? Such is the busyness of life I have to diarise my Christmas baking ‘weekend’. All my festive baking (mincemeat, pudding & cake) takes place at the end of September or beginning of October to allow all the…
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Pudding cakes – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
I could just begin with what’s not like to about cake and leave it at that? Well indeed. But if you like your cake [and by inference pudding] and to eat it too, then there’s more “what’s not to like” in having Pudding Cakes, don’t you think? Think of your favourite pudding. Got that? Now…
Afternoon Tea Saturday 20 September 2014
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 requests for afternoon teas. The occasion?…
Afternoon Tea Sunday 17 August 2014
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 had time to brew and be quaffed and…
Afternoon tea Saturday 22 February 2014
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 consider, I was at liberty to combine…