At my birthday party this year, my friend An handed me something that looked like a prop cigarette, but was actually a piece of paper wrapped up tightly and sealed with a yellow post-it note. And on that little piece of paper he'd typed: "Vue De Monde - Saturday 11 June". It was a double birthday present for...
An Apfelkuchen, sehr fein, is a classic family-style German cake. Sliced apple halves, just held together by a vanilla-scented, buttery batter - wunderbar! I imagine it's perfect for afternoon tea or Kaffeklatsch, but I made one tonight for a little mid-week treat. Recipes for Apfelkuchen can be found in almost any German baking book, (or indeed, here, via the wonders...
Shoe Cake - taken on an iPhone Ta-dah! Last week I made a fancy shoe-shaped cake! It was for a work function where we were all meant to bring a dish, and I wanted to bring something a little special and fun. It was the first shaped cake I'd ever made, (i.e. a cake that doesn't look like...
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I was lucky enough to have a full-on, blow-out 10-course degustation dinner at Vue De Monde on Saturday night. It was a totally amazing experience, and I'll be blogging it just as soon as I sort through the gazillion photos! In the meantime, I'd love to share...
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