My sister, Sonnie, has just turned 70. She didn’t want to celebrate, just wanted to have a quite day… But her family and friends had other ideas!
A message, out of the blue, from my nephew, Dave, put us all on notice. There was to be a surprise celebration! Oh the pressure of trying to not make her suspicious of the goings-on. Continue reading
Well almost…
I have been wanting to make Madeleines for years, but being restricted to a gluten free diet, I’ve always put the idea into the ‘too hard basket’.
The other day, after continuously being tripped up by the abundance of rhubarb in the vegetable garden, I decided that it was time to harvest it. I have some preserved/canned in the larder, the roses required for my Rhubarb and Rose Petal Jam are a little while off, so just thought that I’d give it away.
I know that it looks like a lot, and I suppose it was. But after I bundled it up, there were only seven bundles – maybe I was a little generous, I don’t know.
Some years ago, after being diagnosed with Coeliac's Disease, I was delighted to find packs of individually wrapped, gluten free, Madeleines in the supermarkets as I traveled throughout France. Let me tell you, they were an absolute treat!
When I returned home from one of my trips I actually purchased a Madeleine tray thinking that I might try and bake some myself, but put it off until now, as I thought they would be difficult to make.
Who would have guessed how wrong I was!
Easter was fabulous.
Our grandson Cooper come to visit from the Tuesday prior. While he was here, and before everyone else arrived, we made Easter Bunny Pots, and my only real input was making the bunnies feet and assisting with the gluing. It was a great fun activity, where we had to go in search of everything needed for the project, including the packets of seeds and pots from the local hardware. When they were finished, he proudly put them out for photos, before hiding them to surprise everyone on Easter Sunday morning. He was such a proud little man handing them out to his family.
