I’ll not lie, I have been a working on a bit of a slower pace last week and this week. Having been out on the road for four weekends in a row, I was in need of a rest. However, I am incapable of really stopping and relaxing, so I have instead treated myself to little outings and occasional skiving off – last week, I went to see Take That at the O2 and I had a lovely long Friday lunch which may have included a few cocktails and a bottle of Prosecco.
Life’s all about balance, right?
In the midst of planning for more Foodies Festivals, drafting future magazine tutorials, and sketching wedding cakes, I find myself missing our crazy little travelling kitchen. I thought I would share these pictures from our last outing to Newcastle with you.
You can always tell when I am travelling without my Husband, Chris… there are hardly any good posed shots! Bring on the selfies!
With Rob Allen and Jackie ‘The Baking Nanna’ from the popular Twitter group #twitterbakealong
Working hard to make my Key Lime Pie go around a theatre full of hungry people! Click the picture for my recipe.
Chatting about Lorna’s Masterchef experience while she whips up a Grapefruit Curd
Tah-dah! Lorna’s finished Grapefruit Curd Tart
Instagram queen, Lorna, schools me in photographing food from above. Nailed it.
Lee Majhen-Todd of Fondant & Apron Strings made these incredible Rum & Raisin Brownies with California Raisins
Lee’s brownies were certainly a hit with the crowds!
General prep kitchen selfie silliness with the wonderful Tony Rodd. He may be daft but this man can really bake!
The family that bakes together… Tony Rodd with his partner and fellow foodie, Becky Cummings of The Pin Up Pantry (and Butch the dog!)
Butch loves kisses!
Watching the wonderful Becky Cummings baking a perfect gluten free Victoria Sponge cake. One perfect cake recipe to keep in your recipe book for any GF guests that you may have!
Becky tries to make one GF Victoria Sponge feed the tent! Click the photo for her fabulous recipe.
Grabbed the wonderful Candice Brown, GBBO 2016 winner, for a selfie!
Candice Brown’s frankly ridiculously enormous Black Forrest Gateaux Cake! Click the picture to pre-order Candice’s debut book ‘Comfort’, packed full of treats like this.
More chocolate and fruit! The winning dish in our Foodies Cake Off. Click the picture to find out how you can enter this summer to win a KitchenAid Mini
Our talented Cake Off winner, Emma Weetch, with the only Chocolate & Raspberry Mousse Cake that I was able to save from the hungry judges! We needed something to photograph and I needed to slap a few hands!
After a couple of quiet weekends, the Foodies Festival tour will be back on the road at Cannon Hills Park in Birmingham 23rd-25th June and at Blackheath in Greenwich, London 7-9 July. Tickets are still available and we have a great line up of chefs ready to reveal to you shortly!
Keep an eye on the website for details.
Stay gorgeous!
Cxx
