coffee

A nice cup of coffee to start the working day. This coffee is made from an espresso capsule machine. The capsules themselves are made by Lavazza. Surprisingly the taste of the coffee is comparable to what you get from a proper coffee bar (not *$).

continental breakfast

What a great way to start the day with freshly baked pastries and freshly brewed coffee! No, they are not home baked, the mini croissant and pain au raisin are frozen ones from Waitrose. I'd love to learn to make these, but judging from the recipes I've read they are extremely difficult to master. Perhaps one day I will attempt to make these, so watch this space!

hmm...coffee and walnut

Coffee and walnut... what a great combination in the form of a cake! My second attempt at making this recently was far better than my first attempt. On this occasion, the cake was moist (I've reduced the baking time from the recommended 35 mins to 15 mins) and the icing was a lot fluffier. The recipe came from Mary Berry's Baking Bible.