We need to tell you about our new favourite obsession – CHOCOLATE BABKA. Now, if you’re American or have spent any time in New York, you probably know all about babka already. Hey, if you’ve watched “that” Seinfeld episode, you too know what a babka is. However, here in the UK it’s relatively unknown – … Continue reading
It’s officially T-5 days until Chocolate Bunny Day! The shops have been filled with chocolate eggs, bunnies and chicks along with mountains of hot cross buns since January but we’ve managed so far to resist temptation….until this weekend. We finally caved in and bought little bags of Mini Eggs and mini Creme Eggs and well, … Continue reading
Growing up in the Middle East, dates were (and are!) everywhere. You ate them almost throughout the year – either on their own or as an ingredient in stews or puddings. Whenever you went to someone’s house, there was usually a plateful to greet you. So you had to have liked dates! Luckily we did … Continue reading
When we were little, we used to love to watch our grandmother bake. Cooking was everyday but, as we realised, baking was something special. One of our favourite things she used to bake – like a lot of grandmothers – was an exercise in thrift, a squidgy cake made from the almost black bananas in … Continue reading
It’s SO hot. It’s muggy, clammy, we’re dabbing ourselves with tissues every 5 seconds and we don’t mean to complain, but we’re melting. So we’re not in the mood for big, heavy meals. We’re picking at salads, little bits of cheese, mezze, anything quick and light. But we’re not giving up pudding. Let’s not get … Continue reading
As every experienced baker knows, sometimes Disasters happen. Your cake doesn’t rise, the bottoms of your cookies burn and your mayonnaise splits. Or, you nearly drop a cake. And it breaks. (Woops.) You can 1) have a mental breakdown for 5 minutes or 2) create something beautiful (we did both). Normally, when we make David … Continue reading
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