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Afternoon tea illustrated
My last afternoon tea coincided with the annual Saltaire Festival so my guests were able to experience a bit of what Saltaire has to offer along with the hospitality at Chez Shamwari. I’ve added some...
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A Christmas Afternoon Tea 8 December 2012
Here we are again with Christmas just round the corner; it seems like just a few weeks ago I was putting together last year’s seasonal tea! So what’s on the menu? Two seasonal ‘old timers’: my...
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Festive lunch menu for Saturday 15 December
Here is my seasonal lunch menu for this year. As you will see, turkey isn’t a feature! However, Stilton makes an appearance in a very delicious, creamy soup and of course there is Christmas pudding....
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It’s official: Saltaire loves cake!
The phenomenon that is tea and cake sweeping these pleasant isles came to Saltaire this afternoon. The occasion? A book promotion for the Clandestine Cake Club recipe book. I have been the organiser...
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All Things Bright & Beautiful
March has all the signs of spring with the days getting longer and the colourfulness of bright yellow daffodils starting to make a welcome appearance. The theme for this months’ Clandestine Cake Club...
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Lemon curd cream cake
I had to think of a cake to make for a recent Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event. The theme was ‘All Things Bright & Beautiful’ and, as I had some spare lemons in the fridge that needed using...
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One Of Your Five A Day
Let’s face it, we all love eating cake or is that too much of a universal statement? Be that as it may, what better way to beat the guilt trip than to ensure there’s ‘one of your five a day’ on the...
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The Booze Cruise
The theme for May’s Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club gathering called for a scout through the wine rack, a dig in the drinks cabinet or a trip to the local off licence. The Booze Cruise was all about...
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Afternoon Tea Sunday 9 June 2013
What could be better than kicking off the long awaited summer with a seriously delectable afternoon tea? I am honoured to have some returning guests for this event as well as some that have been on my...
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Fire & Ice – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
This month’s event was celebrating the club’s first anniversary. It’s hard to believe we’ve been through a year of cake already! Such happy memories and fun along the way. When I set the theme for...
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Afternoon tea Saturday 13 July 2013
This afternoon tea is a private booking of seasoned afternoon tea goers. I understand that these ladies make a habit of enjoying such a pastime although it will be a first for them to be ‘behind...
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Ay to Zed – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
Who would have thought health and cake could go together? That we could actually have our cake and eat it too? Well, we proved it just so at our Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event on Tuesday 16...
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Animal, vegetable or mineral? – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
Who remembers the 1950s TV game show ‘Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?‘ (very much before my time I hasten to add!)? The idea being that expert archeologists, art historians, or natural history experts,...
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Herbs, seeds & spices – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
With autumn knocking on our doors and the summer all but gone, this month’s theme had a seasonal edge to it. Spices would be welcome to bring warmth against the now much cooler nights; seeds &...
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Gluten free afternoon tea 10 November 2013
I usually publish my menu before an event but this time round it was all about surprises and I was sworn to secrecy! A gluten free afternoon tea had been booked for a Mum’s birthday present and the...
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Let’s Go Retro – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
As always, I had much excitement and anticipation for this month’s cake club event. Our member bakers never cease to impress with their creativity and lateral thinking when it comes to baking cake and...
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Christmas Afternoon Tea 7 December 2013
It’s an old cliché but Christmas seems to come round faster and faster each year. It’s knocking on the door yet again and there is no better to get the festivities underway than with another Christmas...
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Seasonal Christmas lunch menu Saturday 14 December
This menu was sure to be a fitting way to welcome the festive season in. A complimentary aperitif with canapés got things off to a warming start. The canapés, inspired by my ‘Chef for a Day’...
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Santa’s Grotto – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
With the festive season upon us, nothing less than a seasonal theme would do for the Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club’s December event. You would be forgiven to think that we might have been in danger...
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Afternoon tea Sunday 5 January 2014
No sooner than New Year’s Day dawned, it was time to think about the first afternoon tea of 2014; a private party arranged by a returning guest. Decisions on the menu were strongly influenced by what...
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