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…
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Resurrection of the Cardinal
Last weekend we had to recover the house from the latest onslaught of the builders which left little time for baking. But our neighbours Annie and Stephen wanted a grand tour of the restored residence and popped round for morning coffee on Sunday. Coffee of course requires cake (actually in Germany this visit would be called…
A Valentine’s Date with the Cardinal Slice
Some stories are best started at the end. One of the issues with baking every weekend is how to consume the produce. If I keep the pace up, both the husband and I are set to be either very popular at work or get even more portly than we already are, not to mention all…
Preparing to Bake the Cardinal Slice in German
I have been asking my friends to recommend my next challenge, and at the the rate the suggestions are coming in, I am going to be a very busy boy. One of the recommendations came in from my old university friend Susanna. They are off to Vienna for the weekend and she suggested the Cardinal Slice…
The Cottage Loaf 