Keep calm…and bake scones

What does one do at the end of a week of saying goodbye, traveling for work and experiencing earthquakes? Well, … More

A little mustard and a little cheese

As a child, I hated mustard, no doubt because my first encounter was with that bright yellow English mustard, spread … More

Imagine…..it is Saturday afternoon, and the smell of baking fills the air. The sun is shining, and we go outside … More

Not that I really need an excuse to spend time in the kitchen baking, but a forthcoming bake sale at … More

This week could have been labelled ‘scone week’. There was a tasty cranberry scone at Floriditas on Cuba Street, a … More

Like many British teenagers, cider was one of the first alcoholic drinks that I consumed. Nothing fancy, you understand, but … More

As I sit here in this gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon, a pot of pina colada green tea beside me and … More

For some reason, maybe the good weather, maybe there was something in the air, this weekend we picked up different … More

This morning as I was dozing, not wanting to get up before the alarm went off, I listened to a … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting with some Earl Grey Blue Flower … More