Baking & Foodie Blog From Sunny Brentwood Essex
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When not baking I can often be found lost in Pinterest looking for new ideas or glued to Food Network. If I can pull myself away from “research” and I am not in the office doing my day job, I can be found be having fun with the family, walking the dog, down the allotment, feeding the chickens or finding a new cafe to have a sneaky coffee and cake in. Read More…
Winter Pies As the nights draw in for winter and we move towards the delicious variety of winter fruits, it is a perfect time to think of comfort foods and pies. Especially with all the lovely variety of apples and pears we have in the UK. I generally steer clear of cooking apples which disintegrate…
I have started to play around with ingredients that are well known for their anti inflammatory properties. I was diagnosed with an inflammatory arthritis in 2012 but have never really considered the impact of diet on the condition until recently. So I thought I would start looking at how I can include more foods that…
When you think of BBQ sauce, you are probably thinking of that rich, thick, sweet and spicy sauce that is delicious on ribs and chicken. That deep flavoured tomato based sauce is a Kansas city style sauce. I have been tweaking this recipe for years and have never shared it outside close friends. Whilst there…
For me the summer means BBQs and outdoor eating. Our allotment will often have BBQs through the summer months when we can all get together for a chat and a cold drink. I spent a few years living in Chicago and a staple BBQ side dish that I fell in love with was the cornbread…
I have had some great fun playing around with some Vegan baking over the last few weeks. Something I was a little skeptical about to start with if I am honest, more from my lack of understanding around Vegan baking. But I tried a few great recipes from the Little Blog of Vegan who I…
I have been inspired by a lot of vegan baking posts of late, especially the Little Blog of Vegan, whose bakes always look so delicious, so I committed to a weekend of Vegan baking, Alongside a vegan carrot cake for work and a vegan no bake Lotus Biscoff tart for home, I also wanted to…
This year I had the pleasure to perform some baking demos at the Lichfield food festival. I love these types of events as I get to share my passion for baking with a live audience and often get to meet up with other bakers and chefs. At the festival I was overjoyed to be on…