It is hot. Very hot indeed and I am just loving it. The sun just bakes down and it feels great. I wouldn't be anywhere else except here in our village of Assos. You can't beat summer in ...
cakes
Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Back to the comfort of my own kitchen and these cooler temperatures make me want to bake. You know how I found this recipe? Through Pinterest! This social media website is brilliant and I enjoy it ...
My Festive Yule Log!
Here we are and it's Boxing Day already. Traditionally this is the day we visit our friends and deliver 'boxes' ie presents. I love the special feel of this day. But here, in my house, we had ...
Apricot, Walnut and Lavender Cake
Being stuck at home with your leg in plaster is not totally without its compensations: I have never been so up on the news in my life! Vive l'internet! So, I've been catching up on multiple ...
Coffee and Walnut Cake
I’m in Sussex and it hasn’t stopped raining. Coffee and Walnut Cake filled with friend Lesley's home-made rosehip jam This hasn’t prevented us from having a fine old ...
Jaffa Drizzle Loaf
This is one cake I am really going to rave about. Just look at this picture: how does it look? jaffa drizzle loaf It was every bit as it looks: light as a feather, delicious, ...
Mahlepli Simit – Sesame-coated Simits Baked With Fragrant Mahlep
this Kadıköy simitçi is here rain or shine I know what simits are: they look like this and are sold on every street corner. The Turks’ answer to hunger pangs on the go! But what ...
Summer Fruit Drizzle Cake
This week has been the traditional holiday that follows the month-long fast of Ramazan called Şeker Bayramı – şeker (pron: sheh- care) literally means sugar or sweet so when local children come ...