Mothering Sunday ~Tea in the Parlour ~ Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies ~ Happy Mother’s Day to my Mum ~ Of all the British holidays, feast days and celebrations, this is one of my favourites – not only does it give me the chance to visit and treat my mum, but it also heralds the…
Birthday Party
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets One of my recent cake inventions – a standard Victoria Sandwich Sponge with a few delicious additions. Fresh oranges and lemons, lemon curd, crystallised violets and mascarpone cheese make this basic sponge cake moist and special enough for the Easter Sunday tea-time table,…
Floral Gift in a Jar – Home-made Sweet Violet Sugar for Cakes and Bakes
– Floral Gift in a Jar – Home-made Sweet Violet Sugar for Cakes and Bakes British Mothering Sunday is on the 18th March this year, and over the next week I shall be posting come ideas for this special day; today, I am sharing another violet recipe, Sweet Violet Sugar – a delightful old-fashioned floral sugar…
Pies, Simple Simon Met a Pieman ~ Raised Chicken and Ham Pie
Pies, Simple Simon met a Pieman and ~ Raised Chicken and Ham Pie ~ Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair; Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Let me taste your ware” Said the pieman to Simple Simon “Show me first your penny” Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Sir, I have not…
