A SLICE OF CAKE

This recipe is adapted from one of those recipe cards I picked up at Waitrose some time ago.  The original uses chicken legs but we had some...

Our kettle in the UK died last week.  Actually the kettle still boiled water but the catch holding the lid broke and my other half declared ...

The fuel shortages carry on here in France but at least it has for now stopped raining and it has started raining again but at least our co...

Our new velux windows are fitted here in France and we're now on with decorating the master bedroom.  It's a big job because it’s a ...

I recently made two cakes for the Tea Garden at an event here in France; a caramel apple cake and this lime and coconut cake.  With my cookb...

There has been more baking than you would expect going on chez nous lately.  We are up to our eyes in dust and scaffolding here in France, w...

  This is another very retro dish, but with a twist.  It's coq au vin but made with white wine. I can actually remember the very first t...