Easter is upon us again and under normal circumstances I would be baking up a storm. Unfortunately 3 weeks ago my doctor gave me a very firm talking to about my weight and a diet has to be started. Result? The baking of beautiful Easter treats has had to be severely curtailed. I can’t say…
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Wrestling with an Easter Wreath
I can officially say I am now baked out for Easter. My finale was going to be a Polish Babka Wielkanocna, a rich bundt cake (12 egg yolks are just the start of its richness) that caught my eye on Mary Berry’s programme and in the papers, but after making this monster loaf it will…
Lolloping Easter Bunny Brioche
We have been having a very nice week off work at home, though as ever when one staycations, we have done a little too much round the house clearing out the dust from the building work and catching up on the garden. I may have also taken on a little too much when committing to…
A Lamb at Easter
Unofficially it is still Easter Week, although officially Easter week is the run up to Easter Sunday. However here in the UK, because of the long Public Holiday (which we call “Bank” Holidays for some bizarre reason), many of us take the week after Easter Sunday off. As part of my Easter tour around Europe I…
The Miraculous Hot Cross Bun
England was the birth place of the Industrial Revloution and the rapid urbanisation in the mid 19th Centtury, combined with the reforming religious zeal of both the Puritans and the Victorians, has stripped us of many of our older rural traditions. Happily the Hot Cross Bun is not one of them. No other food item…
Simnel Cake – an English Easter Tradition born of a very English Argument
The Easter holiday is here and both the hubby and I are greatly looking forward to the Easter break after a very busy start to the year. As ever with the British Easter, the weather forecast is atrocious. We are set for a beautiful Good Friday, followed by 3 days of solid rain through to…
The Joy of Easter
There is something deeply joyful about the Easter holiday. It is the first one after Christmas and those miserable last winter months are behind us. Best of all the days are getting longer, the sun is coming out, and the daffodils are bursting into flower. Spring is upon us and Summer is on the way, and something primal in us lights up…
The Cottage Loaf 