The Botanical Kitchen
Recipes, travel and the occasional rant
“There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. `Very […]
Every now and then I have a canape craze – especially when we have people over for dinner. I make mini food. ‘Pick-up-and-pop-me-in-your-mouth’ food. I suppose it’s an extra challenge to my patience but it’s so satisfying when the results are good. These little pies are a great example and are really very quick to […]
I think pavlova is one of those glorious desserts which gives a lot for such little effort. My girls like pink everything at the moment, so I made this pink version using powdered food colour. You also don’t have to top with compote as I have done – just plonk the cream and blackberries on top […]
Having two little girls in primary school means I make A LOT of cupcakes. They had their summer fete recently and duely placed their requests for flavours not realising Mummy stays up rather late to make it all and Cherry the Cake Fairy doesn’t just come along and deliver them! Anyway, these are very “grown […]