Anknel and Burblets

dreams come out my ears and go round my head and i read them.

  • Daylesford

    Last weekend we went to the most wonderful Honeysuckle Cottage at Daylesford Organic Farm in the Cotswolds. It was so perfect and so idyllic we’re going back on Monday to look at the local school and a house in a nearby village. Wish us luck.

  • Sister Mag

    Good morning! Some recipes will very soon be published in the latest issue of Sister Mag. There are a few not-everyday ingredients in those recipes including Kuzu and Agar flakes – I have linked out to Clearspring for anyone who would like more info. I’ll be publishing the recipes here soon. But for now we are…

  • Good for the garden

    When I took these photos it was a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago just before it started to rain. We had been to the garden centre and bought some new plants and then it started to rain and we went inside and put the plants in the kitchen. The plants are still there,…

  • Fun Spring days

    This cake just wouldn’t photograph colour-wise. I love the composition though Sorry! I couldn’t bear that photo and had to swap it out. I spent all last week baking and cooking for a digital magazine article that’s due now. Time to finish everything and send it over! Beautiful day in London today. Today I will…

  • Easter long London weekend happiness

    Look! An Easter tree. We found the perfect branch on the Heath and carried it home and we didn’t blow the eggs. Instead I found a little box of 12 for £3 at Heals which must have been a mistake so I bought them and they assured me that was the right price so we…

  • Sushi

    I’ve always been under the impression Sushi was imposible to make and required great skill to get it rolled and that it would all fall apart until I’d spent months practicing. Astrid however was more optimistic, and with a few bouts of pestering me about the nori that had been in the pantry for over…

  • Country Living Fair

    Last week I went to the Country Living Fair to look at lots of lovely interior and textiles things.  I had three hours from yo to go and when I got there and looked out across all the stands I thought there was no way I could do it. There were indeed some very lovely…

  • Time for a cup of tea. And a lie down.

    Weekend in our house is gardening time. In amongst managing the Edith behaviour. Edith’s terrible twos are peaking. Edith is now three. There was a small Edith break when Astrid and I went to the school open day where our job is to stand outisde and talk to the dads in the garden. Astrid’s job…

  • Lemon and Honey cake with Spelt and Einkorn flours

    The past few weeks I’ve been playing with some new ingredients. In my quest to bake a decent cake with no butter, sugar or eggs I’ve begun work on removing butter – and had some success on the sugar front. Replacing the butter, I’ve used coconut oil, which I’ve found works brilliantly as long as…

  • Little presents for little girlies

    It’s Franklin birthday season from late December to early March. Well, late March if you count Mum, which I suppose one should. Just because she’s no longer on this earthly plane doesn’t change her birthday. And if you count Kevin, birthdays run from late December to early June. Which really does change the whole Franklin…

  • A hive of activity

    Spring is officially here – it’s the 21st of March – and to prove it I’m as busy as a little bee. There’s a lemon cake in the oven, I’ve just baked a lovely loaf of Einkorn and Spelt bread and I’m off to the Country Living Fair in a few minutes. My Lightroom is…

  • Baking birthday cake. And tidy type.

    It was my birthday on Monday, and in our house blueberry and chocolate cake is called birthday cake. To make it even more special we sprinkled it with sugar and pretty edible petals from Steenbergs. Using my usual cake recipe but with blueberries. I promise this week to try some new recipes!! We took Monday…