Melanie HallJan 12 minBlood Orange Marmalade Drizzle CakeAs Spring approaches, the last of the blood oranges appear in the shops; I made marmalade to preserve their amazing colour and flavour. ...
mel6202Dec 31, 20212 minStrawberry Ripple CakeFood has the unique ability to transport us; from a time and place to the warm embrace of someone dear to us. For me, the chocolate...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20212 minCaramel Upside-down CakeThis is a cake for all seasons; in the warmer months it can be made with the amazing Queen Garnet plums, as it is in this recipe; in the...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20212 min10 Tips To Make You A Star Baker10 tips for your best baking - no matter what time of year or season, these tips are the building blocks of good baking every time... If...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20213 minBlood Orange Cordial - Salute E VitaI spent my early childhood years in the grey flinty midlands of England; before we came to Australia as ten pound tourists, I was lucky...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20213 minChocolate Fudge Cake... Your New Best FriendEveryone needs a chocolate fudge cake recipe in their repertoire, an old friend that won't ever let you down. This is the first recipe...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20214 minJust Like Your Nana's ... Simple and DeliciousScones - who doesn't love them? Despite the endless quibbling about how to pronounce the name, whether you put the jam on first or the...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20212 min10 Tips To Make You A Star Baker10 tips for your best baking - no matter what time of year or season, these tips are the building blocks of good baking every time... If...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20212 minChocolate Chip ShortbreadChocolate chip shortbread is the greatest biscuit; buttery, crunchy and melt-in-the-mouth. They keep well, are simple as anything to...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20211 minBaking As Therapy'life is what happens when you're busy making other plans' John Lennon's words have never rung so true as in the past few weeks of my...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20212 minLemon Curd Shortbread - Tea Time FavouriteShortbread is a universally popular biscuit, not just in Scotland, where it originated before the middle ages, but also in England,...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20211 minChocolate Brownie BiscuitsAs with many things in the annals of food history, and history in general, the origins of the brownie are somewhat obscured. Certainly...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20212 minYorkshire Ginernuts - Dunker's DelightYorkshire gingernuts - these are the biscuits of my childhood. I remember wondering what all the fuss what about, as ginger wasn't high...
Melanie HallDec 31, 20211 minStrawberry Financiers - mini almond cakesThese light delicious little French cakes originated in the 17th century, becoming popular in the 19th century, taking their name from...
Melanie HallJul 31, 20163 minCookbook AddictionHow many cookbooks do you have? Oh my goodness there are ……! Is that too many?or not enough? I comfort myself with Nigella's admission...
Melanie HallJul 15, 20154 minVenice - I Still Love YouBeautiful Venice is surely a victim of her own popularity - on our latest visit, we were stunned to learn that La Serenissima now...