I made this dressing gown for myself before I had my first baby, fondly imagining that a neck frill was flattering,  the fabric was sensible, soft and warm and that full embroidered sleeves with buttoned cuffs were elegant yet practical for life with a small baby. I did of course soon discover the reality of […]

A friend gave us a big bag of ripe red eating apples recently and as there were so many of them I stewed a panful straightaway. For a few days we had stewed apple with everything and then I thought I’d make what remained into biscuits. The result was more like a light scone with […]