A good day in the kitchen . . .

I have been in the kitchen cooking and shooting for the last few weeks, and have drawn a conclusion that I can tell when it has been a good day by how many of the ingredients I have spilt on or wiped on my apron. Yesterday provided a new level . . . cake mix in my hair!

This was the offending cake, a very successful cake and one of my favourite shots of recent months. Further experiments will be undertaken with various financier recipes when I next have a me day in the kitchen, these may be my new favourite cake too!

Licking the pan clean . . .

Another day another recipe test and test shoot. On the cards today raspberry and vanilla jam. The recipe was a complete triumph. Once I had got it all in the jars there was a little left in the pan which I guiltily enjoyed eating with a spoon!

And a pleasant surprise in the veggie patch, at last the blackbird seems to have had his fill and left some strawberries for me.

A little less rain . . .

Cinnamon buns and a bowl of sweet juicy cherries, the perfect antidote to another rainy sunday.

I have been wanting to upload these two lovely little shots for a while but with my card reader going AWOL haven't been able to. It finally reappeared from the depths of one of my kit bags the other day (still no idea why it was in there but hey ho).

Test shoot and a summery sponge

I had a test shoot for a new project today so a I spent the day cooking, styling and shooting a lovely summery afternoon tea. This fatless lemon, vanilla and raspberry sponge was the highlight of the job!

Keep Cup

Having completely failed to upload this shot to Twitter it seems simpler to pop a post on about my lovely new Keep Cup purchased this morning from the lovely TeaHee. No more paper takeaway cups for me thank you!

Vintage beauties . . .

Just couldn't resist posting these two shots. Although a little out of season they made me smile.

Garden envy!

Having had coffee with an amazing friend this morning I am suffering from a touch of garden envy! This year I seem to have completely missed my chance to get my veg going, and am currently in an ongoing battle with the blackbirds to see who can eat the strawberries first. I am sadly loosing at that game. It was lovely to have a wander around her bountiful veg beds and snack of tiny, crisp, fresh peas, but by far my favourite element has to be the baby flower pot cane toppers! They look like Bill and Ben are hiding in the middle of the beans.

Well time to go and deter the blackbirds again.

Nearly summer pudding . . .

As it has been pouring down all day I decided to get some shots of these beautiful summer berries, nearly a summer pudding in the making there. Also couldn't ignore my little chili growing away on the kitchen windowsill, all I have to do is remember to water it now!!