Desperate Reader

Well my birthday came and went - not a very bookish one this year but it bought plenty of other good things, and then it was back to work...

I am nothing if not persistent and hate to be beaten by a recipe, a couple of weeks back I mentioned being defeated by Dan Lepard's B...

Today I have finished the candied oranges dipped in chocolate that have been in the making for the past week – chocolate stage which was...

Stir up Sunday - Wikipedia tells me that the name comes from the collect in the Book of Common Prayer which is read on the last Sunday b...

I’ve been a fan of Peyton and Byrne ever since St Pancras station reopened with one of their tea shops in it. If I’m with my mother it’...

Today has been a despondent sort of occasion – no reason for the mood, it should on the whole have been a happy sort of a day, but there’s ...

This is the latest river cottage handbook and today it’s had a proper outing from the shelf. I’ve been stuck indoors waiting for a courier t...

Back in February I had a good sort through my cook books and cleared some out with half an eye to making space for some new things on the sh...

Because like it or not I’ve reached a point in my life where Friday nights are about baking (if I have the energy) blogging (if I have the e...

So why I wonder am I procrastinating in front of the television again? Okay so the answer to that is I’m a sucker for a hospital drama and r...

Bake and Decorate Tea Time Luxury – Fiona Cairns This book was a case of love at first sight – I got it a week ago as an early Easter p...