Mardi Michels 
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Buttermilk-Molasses Quick Bread was, indeed, fast to come together (and all in one bowl!). At the end of the first week of teaching on a weekend where I had volunteered to run the kids’ cupcake decorating stand at our annual street party, I didn’t … Read more
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while (ok, since at least 2016!) will know that I have walked the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, over the course of 5 summers (but 7 years thanks to C*vid) and those who know … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Caramel Crunch-Chocolate Chunklet Cookies are a mouthful to say but were something I was keen to make as they sounded easy and unusual and delicious. Basically a chocolate chip shortbread in a slice and bake recipe (you roll the dough into a log, freeze … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations – a series of “not just cookbooks”. It’s the final week of #summerreads for this year and I’ve got one of my favourite reads of the summer to share with you today – releases tomorrow, August 27th 2024. I was fortunate … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations – a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s #summerreads pick is from a few years ago – and I can’t remember who recommended it or where I read about it to thank them! I have so many “want to read” … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Alsatian-Style Blueberry Tart is a relatively simple dessert that is SO good – homemade pastry really does make a huge difference here. This tart has a sweet shortcrust pastry that’s partially baked, then filled with blueberries on a base of ground almonds (to absorb … Read more