I love Bakewell pudding and as I was brought up near Bakewell in Derbyshire I love anything that reminds me of home. This Bakewell cake is different to the traditional pudding but it has that lovely almond flavour and is delicious with a cup of tea.   Recipe 210g Ground almond 210g Butter 210g Caster…

Baking day in the Dotty kitchen creating some new ideas for savoury scones for afternoon tea. I took my basic cheese scone recipe and added chia seeds the result is delicious especially warmed with mango chutney! Recipe 225g Self raising Flour pinch of salt 1/2 teaspoon English mustard powder 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 1 tablespoon…

My New Year resolution is to spend more time in my garden and caravan painting.  I love my garden and  decided to use this as inspiration and  to document the months this year with paintings inspired by the plants, flowers, views with an added vintage feel. Below are my paintings and photos from my garden this month.