It’s these kind of recipes that send out the right kind of whiffs to get me in a cheery autumn mood. All I need then to make me completely happy is a look out of the window onto the trees with burning leaves against a clear autumn sky. Recipe for the Autumn Muffins makes 12 [...]

Today I made delicious vanilla muffins. Thinking of red velvet cake, I added colour by using beetroot puree. The paints of nature can be more intense than any artificial colouring! This is what you need for the basic Beetroot Muffins 100 grams of just melted butter 275 ml of yoghurt or buttermilk 200 grams of [...]

These festive muffins are great to bake for a Christmas morning breakfast. I especially love the moistness and the surprise, because every bite gives you a different combination of tastes and textures. I ‘invented’ these muffins because I wanted to use my home made candied orange peel and sweet marzipan. Together with the red cranberries [...]

Between packing boxes for the upcoming big event of us moving house and trying to save the planet by communicating about energy saving projects, I also managed to bake a cake. Well actually it’s muffins disguised as cake, because I already packed all my backing trays and tins in a box not easily to retrieve [...]

I am trying to stick to seasonal food as much as possible. But this Christmas everything went horribly wrong with my red fruit trifle. It tasted great but next year I will challenge myself by making something seasonal, local and delicious. It’s the way forward I believe. I know it’s hard to stick by this [...]