UK


You won't believe how easy English muffins are! 1
To me, an English muffin means Eggs Benedict. (Or rather it used to mean Eggs Royale and these days it means Eggs Florentine).   Like the fiddly hollandaise, it is reserved for a weekend brunch at a fancy cafe. I don’t cook anything more complicated than a pancake before at least […]

English muffins


Orange and Polenta cake 2
Oranges are versatile. A glass of chilled orange juice is refreshing on a hot day and no jug of Pimms is complete without a few slices.  But oranges also conjure up the smell of mulled wine on the stove, the memories of clasping a Christingle in my hands (and secretly […]

Orange and Polenta Cake (gluten-free!)


Our little Welsh holiday
The middle week of our 24 day holiday in the UK was spent on the edge of Wales’ picturesque Brecon Beacons. Our cottage was accessible by a ludicrously steep road that had the less powerful cars among us rolling back for a second go at a few of the sharp […]

Our little Welsh holiday