Fudge for Let’s Make Christmas Gift Swap: Earlier this year, Vanessa, fresh back from a trip to Uganda asked us all if we’d like to take part in a gift swap for Ndali Vanilla. She’d been learning about vanilla and specifically about the Ndali estate in Uganda. And, to raise awareness of Fair Trade and […]
Vanilla Fudge
An Introduction to Fudge: My mother really didn’t like cooking. She managed as an Army wife, but when we moved to a small seaside town, she was told by the local ladies that the Doctor’s Wife was Expected. Expected to entertain, to cook, to ensure that there were annual drinks parties for the important patients(!) […]
More Porky Tales – definitely not a 5:2 Diet Recipe
Pork Tenderloin with Caramelised Pears and Vanilla: One of the bizarre effects of the 5:2 diet for me is that everything has more taste. Especially, but not exclusively on fasting days. And, I am getting cravings… Now, if you hadn’t guessed already, I am the small thing in the white outfit on top of the […]
Nielsen Massey and Eric Lanlard
Vanilla Baking MasterClass with Eric Lanlard and Nielsen Massey One of the nicest things about writing a blog is being invited along to events where you can learn a bit more about the products you use. And, if it’s being hosted by someone like Eric Lanlard at his own cake boutique well so much the […]