Over here lately the weather has been hot. Really hot some days, simply quite hot on others. The kind of weather that makes you want to sit in the garden and chill in shade. Definitely not the kind of weather for spending indoors baking cake. The trouble is though, I quite like a nice cake… Continue reading 15 Minute Summer Berry Cake
January and February have been quiet months here at Three Sons Later. Unlike last year when crochet took over my spare time, so far this year I haven’t lifted a needle at all. I haven’t had time to since I have mostly had a book in my hand. In the past month I’ve read everyday… Continue reading Books, Flowers and Stuff in General
December is usually a hectic month but this year seems to have been an entirely hectic year. December hasn’t been the crazy whirlwind of other years but rather a continuation of the rush, bustle and busy-ness of the previous months. In an effort not to have Christmas arrive upon us with nothing done, no prelude,… Continue reading Christmas, Cocoa and Calming Down
My childhood bedroom looked out on two things – a graveyard and an elder tree. I never gave much thought to either. They were just there. Sometimes, when the elderberries were ripe, my dad would mention that his friend makes elderberry wine. Â Being a child, wine didn’t interest me much – oh how things change!… Continue reading Making Your Own Elderberry G&T
So, I could have gone with a sensationalist title for this post . “This 2 Ingredient No Fat Recipe Will Change You Life” or “I made these in ten minutes with just 2 ingredients. You won’t believe how easy it is till you try it”. They may or may not be true. What is true… Continue reading How to Bake Meringue Kisses
With Shrove Tuesday coming up, my mind has turned to pancakes and toppings. When I was growing up we rarely had pancakes but we often had drop scones for breakfast. If we were really lucky our minder would make them and have them on the table at 3pm when we came in from school. We… Continue reading How To Make Drop Scones (or Fluffy Pancakes)
Homemade Bounty has been all over my social media feed for a while now. Given that a) we are big bakers and makers in this house and b) we all love coconut it was inevitable that we would give these a go. Normally I steer clear of recipes that say have titles like “Amazing 2… Continue reading Our Attempt At Homemade Bounty
