2020 is the Summer of Gardening and for many, those who have tried gardening for the first time. Gardening is seen as the top outdoor activity for homeowners who feel couped up during the Covid-19 pandemic. Zucchini plants (or Courgettes as they are called in Europe) can yield … [Read more...] about The Best Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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One Bowl Healthy Rhubarb Puffs
The Victorians were obsessed with rhubarb. Introduced at the time of Queen Victoria's coronation, the commemorative Victorian variety of rhubarb was easy to grow, reliably robust and consistently sweet and tender, Victoria rhubarb was a runaway smash hit from the … [Read more...] about One Bowl Healthy Rhubarb Puffs
Mamma Agata’s Famous Lemon Cake
This super moist lemon cake became famous after it impressed Humphrey Bogart back in the day. It comes from Mamma Agata, whose family started an amazing cooking school, situated on the Amalfi coast. It is on my bucket list to travel there one day. Mamma Agata's Famous Lemon … [Read more...] about Mamma Agata’s Famous Lemon Cake
Downton’s Chocolate Florentines
Despite the seemingly eponymous name, not much is known about these elegant treats except that Florentines do not hail from Florence. Although their origin is a mystery, the thin, crisp, and delicate nature of the caramelized almond delicacies suggests both French pastry … [Read more...] about Downton’s Chocolate Florentines
Downton’s Battenburg Cake
Also known as domino cake or church window cake, this almond flavoured checkboard style confection was named in honor of the 1884 marriage of Queen Victoria's granddaughter Victoria to Prince Louis of Battenburg. Because of anti-German sentiment in Britain in World War 1, the … [Read more...] about Downton’s Battenburg Cake
