Inspiration

Today I spent the afternoon with a friend of mine, Alison Oakervee, who works for WFI. She has a noble cookery book collection which I went to browse through and discuss. I came away with some great ideas, and a list of books to shop for online. Most appealing though was an author I hadn't heard of before (or watched on Saturday cookery tellie) - Rachel Allen. She's from Northern Ireland, and does have a few books and DVDs out. Her book, Bake, is the one I'm going to try first. I was also tempted by Delia's Christmas selection. Hmmm... All very nice indeed.

I baked a lovely cake this last week - the Apple and Cinnamon Cake in Mary Berry. It was so good that I didn't get a chance to photograph it. While Keith was munching the last slice it dawned on me that I hadn't pulled the camera out. It is a particularly moist and scrumptious cake and perfect for this time of year with its nuts and cinnamon. Delicious and Oh-So-More-ish. I'll be baking it again tomorrow.