Yes, once again I have spent a lazy Saturday morning bread baking, blogsurfing and generally pottering around in a quiet and peaceful house. I’ve drunk copious amounts of coffee, played with my next door neighbour’s new puppy, Perfect. Yes that is really his name, short for Perfect Paradise Mark II. Mark [...]

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Seasonal eating, normally such a pleasure in the Somerset countryside, is proving a little disappointing this month. Hold on, that’s not entirely true. I think it is just a little disappointing as my head and heart are still weighted down and groaning with the feast of last summer’s bounty, and the [...]

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Saturday mornings are my favourite ‘me-time’ . My husband normally sleeps in after a week of getting up at 5am, my daughter is usually playing with the kids next door, or listening to music and reading or drawing in her room, and I get to do my own thing. But it feels different [...]

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You may be forgiven for thinking that chocolate is my favourite part of Easter, but you’d be wrong. I love the acid green, I love the spring lamb, I love the Easter hunt and I love Hot Cross Buns.
When I was little my mom used to teach kindergarten. The owner of the kindergarten insisted that [...]

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Okay, I know I’m late, very late, but I made the challenge in time, I promise. The date stamps on my photos prove that. I just haven’t had a chance to post yet. I’m hoping the wonderful Liz and sweet kind Ivonne (our fabulous Daring Baker founders) will forgive me. Is [...]

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