High on ambition but short of time, meant that this week I produced a simple biscuit with a soft base, little nuggets of white, dark chocolate, the odd soft squidge of marzipan and a marzipan bauble topping. Ingredients 200g/7 oz softened butter 200g/ 7 oz golden caster sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 large egg […]

Yellow once again dominates my thoughts and this week I’ve embroidered a dandelion and buttercup. Both flowers are beginning to appear and once established will be with us through the summer into autumn by which time their reproductive success will have alienated all who want to maintain a flawless lawn and a weed free herbaceous […]