In Inheritance and Intrigue in the Cotswolds, Georgina and her Aunt Beanie visit The Waterwheel Café, which serves up fresh homemade fare and vibrant dishes perfect for a spring day in the Cotswolds. The Specials at The Waterwheel Café: If these dishes have made your mouth water, here’s how you can recreate them in your[…]
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The Humble British Bacon Sandwich
A bacon sandwich is an everyday concept in the UK, most often enjoyed at breakfast, where the bacon takes centre stage rather than being a side character. At its core, a bacon sandwich is a simple yet glorious creation: slices of bacon placed between two pieces of bread. That’s the essence, but as with many[…]
Christmas Mince Pies
After I published Holly, Baubles and Murder, many of my readers emailed with wonderful memories of tasting mince pies. Others, after reading about Meg, Lord Abermarle’s cook, asked how they were made. When I was in Kenya, running my cafe and farm shop, I produced upwards of 1,000 mince pies each year, along with Christmas[…]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe with Earl Grey Tea
Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ingredients 240 gms 8.5 ozs 2 ¼ Sticks Butter 150 gms 5.25 ozs 1 ½ Cups Brown Sugar 200 gms 7 ozs 1 ½ Cups Self Raising Flour 200 gms 7ozs 1 ¼ Cups Chocolate Chips (milk, dark white or combination) Method 1. Set the oven to 180 oC/355 oF/Gas[…]
Chocolate Celebration Cake
In Hour is Come, Dotty makes a chocolate cake for Lucas, her husband’s young son. This is the recipe for the cake including the gooey fudge icing which tends to flow over the top of the cake and drip down its sides.