Having tea with Violet.

In the Scottish town of Grantown on Spey, there lives an old lady named Violet. Violet used to live in a castle and loved to entertain. She baked homemade goodies for those who came to visit. Although the eats she made for tea weren’t very exotic by today’s standards, they were made with love and

Weekend delights, aka Second helpings.

A friend of mine has three children, two girls and a boy. They play well together but often one of the children will ask if a school friend may be allowed to come for a sleepover. The girls are especially big on sleepovers. They don’t need much excuse to arrange something like that. My friend’s

Biltong Crêpe Cake for Dad

Yesterday I posted some suggestions for Father’s day. Then I came across this video. For someone who has no baking skills or who’s cake is always a flop, I thought this idea was brilliant. The only skill you have to master, is making crepes (or pancakes as we call them). You probably know how to

Be my little Sweetie pie.

I had quite a reputation, before I got married, for enjoying homemade bakes. Whenever I was invited to come inside, when taking a girl home after the movies (bioscope, as we called it then), my date would say that either she or her mother had baked something and would I like to try some. I

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker’s manBake me a cake as fast as you canPat it and prick it and mark it with “B”Put it in the oven for baby and me

Saturday was my granddaughter’s 5th birthday. Jess, a very good friend of the family, and loved by my granddaughter (who calls Jess her sister) baked her a beautiful birthday cake. Picture of the cake above. Jess is a great baker. She surprises everyone with her creations. Especially her icing skills. She is self-taught and has