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…..rumbles on. The winner of the jubilee pudding competition was a trifle which completely fulfilled the brief and requirements of the judges. Yet there are still comments being bandied around on social media about the winning dish. Those of us of a certain age will remember trifle being made regularly, whether on Sundays or forContinue reading “The great debate….”

As the Jubilee weekend draws nearer I’m sure some of us are already planning what to make, especially if we’ve been invited to join with others to celebrate. There are a great many cakes – and puddings too – which can be made in advance. Time is precious and we can spread the load byContinue reading “Get ready!”

…..preparations are beginning to take shape in our little seaside town. Stands of red, white and blue merchandise are beginning to appear proudly in shop doorways with flags, bunting and paper napkins aplenty. The cookshop will be displaying their wares soon and I’ve had a sneak preview – little dogs of a particular breed willContinue reading “Jubilee…”

If you are a follower of Becky Bakes on Facebook you will have noticed Cake Friday appearing almost every week. Let me explain. About a year ago I had a conversation with a local shop keeper about food. Whilst he was content to eat “ping-dinners” (microwaveable ready meals) he really missed homemade cake. He feltContinue reading “Cake Friday”

Over the years I’ve noticed that the first swathe of colour in our garden each spring is yellow. Then as the daffodils die it becomes blue – grape hyacinths, blue bells, irises… But then if I look hard it’s the turn of the asparagus to take me by surprise and it’s done it again, littleContinue reading “Signs of Spring”

From my family to yours, we hope you have an enjoyable time. If you’re able to see family and friends, I’m sure you will share some good times with good food too. It must be a bit more than two years since I first blogged and life has almost returned to normal for most ofContinue reading “Happy Easter!”

Earlier this week I was interviewed by Rob for his show on local radio. He’s quite a foodie and often comes up with a topic he wants to discuss and this time it was Easter. As usual I made notes – fairly scruffy, but a list of facts and details I might need. He caughtContinue reading “Easter is coming.”

What a week this has been – we started off in glorious sunshine, so spent the weekend mowing, pruning, weeding etc. but now we are back to winter. We have had hail, sleet and snow with very chilly temperatures. This inspired me to reach down the slow-cooker and make a delicious beef casserole. I don’tContinue reading “Weather!”

This weekend marks the halfway point in the season of Lent. It’s also when we celebrate Mothering Sunday, never called Mother’s Day by me as that’s quite different and what we enjoyed when living in the USA. I suppose my insistence on the use of what might be considered an archaic name is due toContinue reading “Mum’s the word!”

Many years ago my mother belonged to the W.I. (Womens Institute) and took part in the monthly challenge. One I remember clearly was to make a jar of lemon curd and I was given the job of creating a batch from which she would choose the jar she would enter. She was awarded second prizeContinue reading “Lemons….”