Wine, we all love wine right? Unless you are under 21, when lets face it we all hated wine apart from rose. I remember being given sips by my mum or a watered down red in France and being repulsed. Similarly with coffee, olives and avocados all things which I have thankfully grown to love … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Canapés
A guest post by Mr Riverside Smoked Salmon and Crème Fraiche Blinis/Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Pastry Wheels The good people at the Chesil Smokery (www.chesilsmokery.com) were kind enough to send us some cold-smoked salmon which is just one part of a wide range of hot and cold smoked fish, poultry and meat. They place great … Continue reading
Tarte Tatin
Morning, this is a bit of a delayed post, as you can probably tell from my table decoration, I made this before Christmas when some dear friends came round for dinner and I wanted a dessert to impress. This dessert had been on my to bake list for a while, so I decided it was … Continue reading
Homemade Christmas Gift Five – Chocolate Ginger Truffles
Good Afternoon, this is a Christmas tale with twists and turns, it all started on a cold day in Kingston in early October. Mr Riverside and I popped into Lakeland and discovered a chocolate mould, we immediately started waxing lyrical about all the wonderful Chocolate creations we should make for Christmas gifts (not to scoff … Continue reading
Handmade Christmas Gift Three – Christmas Pudding Vodka
Hello!! I know I only gave you a recipe yesterday but this one is too good to keep to myself . This is another of the homemade gifts I am making this Christmas, perfect for Christmas gift hampers, as an accompaniment for some of these Christmas baking recipes or the homemade sweeties on this blog. Do a search … Continue reading