Baking – Smtfhw's Travels

Food 2020 – Recipes (Victoria Sponge)

Saturday, 18th July 2020 – Recipes (Victoria Sponge) Cakes are another bete noire of mine, never quite coming out the way I hope. In a fit of optimism, I decided I’d have one more go at what is really quite a basic thing, the Victoria sponge. This has long defeated me, coming out either so…

Food 2020 – Recipes (Banana Bread, Blueberry, Lemon and Almond Loaf, Easy Lemon Ice Cream)

March/April 2020 – Recipes (Banana Bread, Blueberry, Lemon and Almond Loaf, Easy Lemon Ice Cream) It’s been an interesting four weeks so far, food-wise, in this house as we attempt to ride out the Covid-19 lockdown and hang onto our sanity. I realise we are both incredibly lucky in that we are both able to…

Food 2019 – Recipes (Towcester Cheesecakes, Yorkshire Cheesecakes, Maids of Honour)

Tuesday, 9th July 2019 – Recipes (Towcester Cheesecakes, Yorkshire Cheesecakes, Maids of Honour) I think there is no doubt that each of these three recipes are very closely related, and are in fact subtle variants of pretty much the same thing, and they clearly date from a time when sugar was becoming more available, but…

Food 2008 – Recipes (Seared Asparagus Salad, Roast Leg of Lamb, Pistachio and Rose Water Cake, Victoria Sponge)

Sunday, 4th May 2008 – Recipes (Seared Asparagus Salad with Parmigiano Crisps, Roast Leg of Lamb with Herb and Watercress Crust, Pistachio and Rose Water Semolina Cake, Victoria Sponge) I cooked lunch on Sunday for those who were still hanging around after Bob’s birthday dinner, and though I say it myself, it was fabulous! I’m…