Warming Winter Breakfast

  As it is almost officially the middle of winter, Mum and I had a sneaky dash of warming brandy in our Sunday morning breakfast coffee. This was Mum’s idea entirely, and a very good one too, as was adding a bit more than a splash of cream to our coffee. The coffee we used was roasted […]

Old Recipes and Dialect Words from East Anglia

I recently came across a very unique book. Well, Mum did really, as it was in amongst Mum’s collection of recipe books. It is a slim paperback book that was hiding in amongst larger volumes. She had picked it up at a booksale a while ago. The title is : East Anglian Ragbag: Recipes, Medicines, […]

Mum’s Christmas Cake Recipe

Mum’s Christmas Cake Recipe:   Most years I miss out on the important tradition of making the Christmas Cake with Mum, so this year I was determined to be part of the process. It is also nice to be able to make a wish while stirring the dry ingredients into the fruit mixture. As a […]