The Botanical Kitchen
Recipes, travel and the occasional rant
Cherry season is a long way away but I could not resist buying a small pack at the market last weekend. Goodness knows where they came from but after my run in the wind and rain I thought I deserved a little pick me up. Cherries were also the theme of a recent event I […]
I had some cherries left over from a lovely Clafoutis I tried from Pascal Aussignac of Great British Chefs. I threw them into these super quick muffins for my girls to have for breakfast. YOU’LL NEED 75g unsalted butter 250g self raising flour 25g ground almonds 75g light brown caster sugar 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 […]
Sakura is the Japanese name for a cherry blossom. These gorgeous pastel pink flowers are so abundant in Japan in the springtime that there is a festival dedicated to their viewing – Hanami. It’s a beautiful time of year where there are many parties and picnics held under the cherry trees and people even queue […]