Burns Night Short Bread Recipe

Burns night inspired oat shortbreads

You may have seen on Facebook that last night my Aga and I had a fight. As far as the Aga was concerned, last night was Burns night. Once upon a time, that was my best sheet and favourite duvet cover.  It was a rookie mistake, and one I hope...

raspberry white chocolate cream cake

The promised cake post

Sacher Torte with Raspberry and White Chocolate Cream The cake recipe is based on Tante Marie’s Sacher Torte recipe, which I then adapted from sheer necessity. The Beard’s parents have chickens. The chickens had sneakily laid their eggs in a new hiding place, which meant when they were discovered we...

butternut borek

Progress at last!

Hooray! After months of treading water (well, laying ground work, gathering together all the reports we need, and a lot of slightly erratic planning), we have finally submitted for planning permission for the works on the barn. I’ve nailed the notices to the gate and everything. It must be official....

Amelias Kitchen

Who are we and why are we here?

No, this isn't going to be a blog of existential angst. This is a 'hello, and nice to meet you'. So who are we?  Referring to Amelia's Kitchen as a 'we' makes me feel like the queen.  We are Amelia and Ed.  Though the Amelia's Kitchen bit is mostly Amelia...

Amelias kitchen home in the dales

Where did the last few months go?!

It's hard to believe we moved in back in March (once most of the lambing was over).  It's already August and we've been in a strange sort of stasis since then. The Beard got a job, so suddenly I am inefficient project-manager-in-chief.  That was probably just as well.  Not only...