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Hello everyone, Welcome back to my blog! I hope you enjoyed my latest post with potted recipes for my favourite cakes. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here. Today I want to share with you a recipe for Easy Apple Fritters which are just as easy as the name suggests! A special way to enjoy the fruits of autumn, they are a light and fresh alternative to apple pie to add to your pudding repertoire. This recipe is my first foray into deep fat frying an

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. If you haven’t had a chance to catch up with my latest blog post, the first in my series of Making Of… post showing you my preparation for my Video Pilots, which I am getting my teeth into this Autumn, click here. In today’s post, I’ve put together a collection of my favourite cake recipes which I have been sharing on Instagram. There is something special about cakes, as Julia Child said “A party without cake is just a meeting.” Taking

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed my latest post with my favourite one pan recipes from the past year. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here! Did you miss my monthly blog post in May? Some of you may have seen from my social media, I was busy running a 3 week crowdfunder campaign to raise support for 3 new 30 minute video pilots to bring my recipes to a wider audience. I want to share my love of musicals and inspire other

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed my latest post – all about my favourite recipes to bake in Spring, from lemon meringue pie to apple cake. If you haven’t had a chance yet, you can read it here! Today I want to share with you a collection of one pan recipes that have been a go-to for me over the last year. Cooking has been one of the most enjoyable things for me over the last 12 months, and now as lockdown begins to ease, it’s good to revisit them an

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you are keeping well and enjoyed my latest post – my love letter to baking for Valentine’s Day. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here! Today, as we approach the start of spring, I want to share with you my favourite recipes as the days get lighter and longer. Out of the heavy and warming bakes of winter, spring invites fresh flavours and lighter bakes that bring the sunshine and flowers indoors. There

Dear Baking, This Valentine’s Day, I thought I would write you a note to tell you just how much you mean to me. Although I know that this may seem an old fashioned form of communication, I think it shows best how I feel. I was first introduced to you over 10 years ago now, and since then, you have been a constant comfort to me. You have enriched my life emotionally as well as as creatively. From the moment we whipped up my first sponge together, and you taught me how beating

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog and to 2021! Although 2020 was difficult in many ways for everyone, I loved sharing my favourite recipes and songs with you and look forward to what this year will bring. If you haven’t read my latest post with the recipe for Tomato Bruschetta, you can catch up here! In today’s post, I’ve put together a collection of my favourite bread recipes which I have been sharing on Instagram. Bread is one of my favourites – to eat and to bake. T

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed my latest post – the second in my Brunch with ESB recipe series – Smashed Avocado and Poached Eggs on Toast. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here! Today I want to share with you my recipe for Festive Tomato Bruschetta – a simple but show-stopping starter for over the Christmas period. A family favourite of mine, it is full of fresh tasty ingredients that will transport you to the Italian

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed my latest post with my favourite recipes for Autumn! If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you catch up with it here! In today’s post, I want to continue my Brunch with ESB recipe series and share with you the recipe for a millennial classic, Smashed Avocado and Poached Eggs on Toast. I began this series earlier this year in July, to bring you the recipes for my favourite brunch recipes to make from the comfort

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you are all keeping well and enjoyed my latest post, the last in my ESB Bake Off series with a recipe for Mini Syrup Sponges. If you would like to read the full series and haven’t had a chance yet, you can catch up here! During the first weeks of autumn, I have been sharing with you on Instagram the recipes I can’t live without as the evenings get darker and longer. It is the beginning of the baking season as we cosy up and crea

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! I hope you enjoyed the latest post in my ESB Bake Off blog series with its’ recipe for Poppy Seed Plaits. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here! My next bake inspired by the signature challenges of the first series of GBBO is the perfect one to enjoy as we approach autumn – Puddings. For Pudding Week, I have chosen a bake I have wanted to try for a long time – Mini Syrup Sponges. A Friday night tradition in

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog and the third instalment of my ESB Bake Off blog series. If you want to catch up with the series so far, you can read the posts here! In today’s post, my next signature challenge inspired by series 1 of the Great British Bake Off is a favourite bake of mine to make – Bread. For Bread Week, I have chosen to bake my tried and tested recipe for Poppy Seed Plaited Loaves. Inspired by the bread we used to buy at the village shop on the way b

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! I hope you enjoyed my latest post, kicking my ESB Bake Off series in style with a recipe for Dutch Apple Cake. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here. In today’s post, I am continuing the series, which takes inspiration from the first series of Great British Bake Off’s signature challenges, with Week 2 – Biscuits. For Biscuit Week, I have chosen Langues de Chat as my signature bake. I have always been intere

Hello everyone! I hope you are all keeping well during this strange summer and enjoyed my latest post with a recipe for the best ever bacon sandwich, as part of my Brunch with ESB series. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here! In today’s post, I want to begin a 6 week series, ESB Bake Off. Given the topsy-turvy nature of plans this year, The Great British Bake Off isn’t due to return to our screens until the late Autumn, so I have been inspired by

Hello everyone, Welcome back to my blog! I hope you enjoyed my latest post about my favourite summer bakes to make during the summer months. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, you can catch up here! In today’s post, I want to share with you my recipe for the Best Ever Bacon Sandwich, to extend my blog series, Brunch with ESB. Last year, I began a new blog post series about the best places to eat brunch, beginning with Rialto in East Grinstead. (You can read it here.)

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you are all keeping well and enjoyed my latest post with my top 5 recipes to make on a hob. If you haven’t had a chance yet, you can catch up with it here! In the first week of summer, I have been sharing with you on Instagram the recipes I can’t live without over the summer season. Although it isn’t a season that shouts baking, there are a number of bakes that are a special addition to any summer BBQ or gathering and I thought

Hello everyone! I hope you are all keeping well during these strange times. If you haven’t had a chance to read my latest post introducing my ESB Musical Bakes, you can catch up with it here! Lockdown has changed everyone’s perspective and has made me realise that cooking a hearty meal has brought me just as much pleasure as baking a sugary treat. So, in today’s post, I thought I would share my first foray into cooking on this blog with my top 5 of recipes to cook on a hob. D

Hello everyone, Welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed my latest post sharing with you my top 5 bakes to cheer you up. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, click here! Today I want to share with you my recipe for shortbread, a classic biscuit that never loses its place in the baking hall of fame! It is a stalwart favourite in our house for an easy but delicious bake to rustle up in a hurry. Shortbread began life as ‘biscuit bread’ in the 12th century when left-ove

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and enjoyed my latest post with the favourite Christmas recipes I can’t live without. If you haven’t had a chance, you can catch up with it here! In today’s post, I want to share with you my top 5 list of bakes to cheer yourself up in the darkest time of the year. Monday 20th January has been named as the saddest day of the year, so I thought I would share with you the bakes I turn to when I feel like I need a bit of ch

Hello everyone! I hope you are all in the Christmas spirit. If you haven’t seen my latest post, Top 5 Supermarket Bakes, where I give you the lowdown on my favourite shop bought bakes when I don’t have time to make my own, click here to catch up! In the run up to Christmas, I have been sharing with you on Instagram the recipes I can’t live without over the festive period. With the number of celebrities, chefs and friends and family suggestions for what you should eat over Chr