Inspired by some beautiful figs, I made Kerryn and Ian a fig and hazelnut streusel cake

Today I was busy in the kitchen making padkos for our trip to Bristol tomorrow

A fun evening at Fortnum and Masons

Another Nigel recipe today, couscous and tomatoes

Blog and recipe planning today, a few hours of planning felt so nice.

The nicest freshest quickest pasta dish - pasta with fresh pesto and peas

A wonderful fresh light noodle salad, very delicious

The biggest pork chop I think I have ever seen

Today we decorated Jack’s cake for tomorrow, the track is the Spielberg track in Austria

A fabulous brunch with Amy before baking Jack’s cake

A brassica lovers delight with different textures and cooking methods - absolutely delicious

Another recipe fail - this one we were testing

Tonight was a recipe fail with a cauliflower steak far too salty

A squidgy chocolate mousse cake for Matt who needed some TLC today

We decided to break up the journey on our way back from Cornwall so we stopped at The Chapter House in Salisbury which was just lovely