Archive for July, 2010

The wedding cake – part I

One of my favourite people is getting married to an equally lovely boy and in a moment of madness(?), my friend Kat (of Breakfast Club fame) and I offered to make the wedding cake. Clearly I love food, but I’ve never made any kind of cake covered in marzipan and royal icing and I certainly don’t […]

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Simple white bread rolls

Did you attend a Big Lunch this weekend? Thanks to the communal outside space where we live, it was pretty straight forward to organise our ‘street party’. Our neighbours simply pitched up with food and drink, and what food and drink it was too. Homemade burgers, potato salad, punch, beautiful mini meringues with whipped cream […]

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Join us for afternoon tea…

A quick post to let you know that The Breakfast Club is holding a deliciously decadent afternoon tea on August bank holiday Monday. Think afternoon tea at the Ritz: in less illustrious surroundings, but with better food. Or you can look here. On the menu… Victoria sponge warm scones and clotted cream macaroons petit fours dainty […]

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The Breakfast Club – July 10th

This time I’ll let Nicky, guest chef and creator of divine Portuguese custard tarts, tell you about the latest Breakfast Club.

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Creamy mushrooms on toast

Creamy mushrooms on toast are the perfect brunch dish, the only stipulation I have is that the bread be very good, preferably of the chewy, sourdough variety so that it can soak up the sauce.

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Baked eggs

These are Turkish eggs, rather than the Mexican huevos rancheros, so the sauce is headily flavoured with fennel and cumin.

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