Our old friend Jamie rented a house near us for his 50th Birthday party, and on a glorious English summer day, we spent a lovely 10 hours in the garden drinking bubbles, eating lovely food, playing croquet (always interesting after bubbles), talking about the weather (for we English it is a constant source of fascination) and…
Month: July 2016
Ottolenghi’s Orange and Almond Syrup Cake – a Birthday Treat
Well it has been a long time since I blogged. The last few months have been dreadful and I have had little time or inclination to sit down and write. But it is time to get back in the saddle. (Cue slightly strange pictures depicting said saddle getting) Firstly though I will give you a feel…
Baking, Blogging and Life are not always compatible
To those of you who have followed me, I just want to apologise for not posting for a while. Life has unfortunately decided to throw a few googlies my way (that is an English cricketing term for being a bloody pain in the backside) which has just got in the way of posting for a…
The Cottage Loaf 