Welsh Witterings: Great Taste Awards and Puddings
This weeks Witterings are written from the comfort of my sitting room and quite frankly I wish I could sit here all day, but alas I must tackle some...
Welsh Witerings: A Small Bump Announcement
Well, in case anyone isn’t up to speed with my news I am expectng a new baby and so in March 2020 our family unit will become seven strong....
No Welsh witterings : it’s a wash out
I’d love to say that I have written this week’s witterings from a hectic festival field where the sun is beating down, but alas I cannot as it...
Welsh Witterings: from a field
This week’s Welsh Witterings are written after a very long and busy weekend serving vegan and vegetarian cuisine at the World Yoga Festival. I am actually sat in...
Welsh Witterings: It’s Festival Season
It’s festival season and my feet know all about it. Far from relaxing on a festival site I am serving up speciality teas, home baked cakes and now the...
Welsh Witterings: finally a good meal
For two days I had been serving up culinary delights for a private party but not a morsel of the fine food I cooked had passed my lips, so...
Welsh Witterings: Where did all the good food go?
Well, it feels like I have been travelling on a high speed treadmill, the treadmill of self employment. I have done three back to back events and whilst everyone...
Welsh Witterings: tea party on tour
This week’s wittering are written as I sitcom a field in Cornwall contemplating the task on packing 200 teacups and saucers. Why? Well, I have spent the past three...
Welsh Witterings: Food of the Faeries
Next week I will be lost in the world of the faeries as I attend 3 Wishes Fairy Festival in Cornwall. I have been promising to take my daughters...
Welsh Witterings: On the Move
Don’t panic I am not moving again, but things are positively on the move. I am no longer humming the tune, ‘living in a box’, although I am...
Welsh Witterings: Ducks, Books and Classical Music
The move is over and the settling in process has begun. My four children are all delighted by the fact that there is a nice park opposite our cottage...
Welsh Witterings: not quite a shop museum.
For many years I have been wittering on about opening a shop museum. Since the age of 12 I have collected food and drink packaging and it’s fair to...
Welsh Witterings: Good British Pies
Come rain or shine I don’t think you can beat a traditional British Pie. For me its not the exotic fillings of Morrocan tagine or spicy combinations that...
Welsh Witterings: The Move Must Go On!
There is just ten days left to when the I must have my move complete and I do feel like I should sing the lyrics, to the closing track...
Welsh Witterings: It Takes the Biscuit
There is nothing better than a hot drink and a lovely biscuit. A good cuppa deserves a good biscuit, but therein lies a problem, finding a good biscuit is...
Welsh Witterings : Cornwall or the Caribbean ?
Whilst drowning in deadlines and surrounded by packing boxes; I have been dreaming of escaping to a tropical paradise. My little daydream has seen me gazing at clear, blue...
Welsh Witterings: Tea and a Sit Down
With so much going on lately, I have been dreaming of a nice holiday or at least a nice cuppa and a sit down, but alas neither are on...
Welsh Witterings: More Moving
My life at the moment seems like one giant move, indeed I have been swathed in bubble wrap and encapsulated by brown packing boxes for two months now and...
Welsh Witterings: Britain Not Child Friendly
For the best part of a decade I have been a mother and I have so many beautiful photographs of my two eldest children and I, when they were...
Welsh Witterings: Do you see what I see?
The task of moving home and business has found me riding on a wave of memories. Each time I have emptied a drawer or cupboard memories have been churned...
Welsh Witterings: it’s that time of year
It’s that time of year again, when the jam pans stop bubbling and instead I turn to anxiously nibbling my fingers as I await the results of various food...
Welsh Witterings: Space Clearing
As I have been in the process of moving business premises for the past few weeks, my mind has been firmly set on the need to wrap, pack and...
Welsh Witterings: the delights of moving
It’s official I hate moving! Not only do I hate moving, but I hate the whole palaver of packing and unpacking. I feel like I am a presenter on...
Welsh Witterings: Super Foods that Deserve the Title
It seems like every few months there is a new food that runs into the nutrition arena in its super hero cape and claims its title as a ‘superfood’. ...
Welsh Witterings: challenging life events
I have given birth four times without any pain relief and I can whole heartedly say that I did not enjoy labouring in childbirth, it’s painful, messy and undignified,...
Welsh Witterings: ‘Tis the Season for Soup
The weather has been distinctly cold and the frosty nip has made me want to stay in and be a comfort eating recluse and although my life doesn’t...
Welsh Witterings: It’s the Competitive Season Again!
It is that time of year again when all the food competitions open. I cannot believe that another year has passed and now the deadline for entering marmalade into...
Welsh Witterings: a final goodbye to Gannets Bistro of Aberystwyth
Gannets Bistro was a well known and cosy restaurant in Aberystwyth and I was deeply saddened to find that the owners shut the doors for the last time back...
Welsh Witterings: Making New Year Traditions
In my past New Years Eve was a time for getting dressed up and having a night out, but for nearly a decade my New Years Eve celebrations have...
Seren’s Traditional Festive Pie
Here is Seren’s favourite article of the year. This pie will not need to be served with any pickle or condiment as it is moist and flavorful. I include...
Getting in the Festive Mood with British Christmas Markets
There is nothing like a good Christmas market to boost festive inspiration and give you a good dose of festive cheer. Indeed just the thought of a Christmas market...
Welsh Witterings: The Royal Pier Aberystwyth a Real Festive Let-down
It’s that time of year again when normal dining goes out of the window and cheap crackers and festive menus adorn most restaurants. I have nothing against a festive...
The Craziest Food Trends of 2018 and Prediction for 2019
If you have been left puzzled by the recent craze for ‘unicorn food’, and have been wondering why we need pastel coloured food and drink, then you may be...
Welsh Witterings: what’s in my dinner?
Dining out should be a pleasure. After all, dining out provides an opportunity to enjoy a meal without cooking or cleaning, but what happens if your dining experience turns...
A Regional Treat: Eccles Cakes
Before the rise of the cupcake, the delights of pop cakes or the glamour of Red Velvet cake; indeed even before the tearoom staple the Victoria Sponge came...
Welsh Wittering: breastfeeding snubbed at WTM London 2018
Last Tuesday I was in London and was looking forward to attending the World Travel Market Show 2018. Over the past twelve months I have been working hard to...
Welsh Witterings: Our Growing Family
I am working away from home at the moment with my husband and two youngest children and seeing my little ones away from their home environment has made me...
Welsh Witterings: Comfort Food Chocolate and Orange soufflé
The cold and soggy weather always makes me want to stay indoors and cook comfort food. I can think of nothing better than a nice rich, chocolate soufflé and...
Welsh Witterings: Welsh Potato and Onion Bake
As the cold weather begins to nip, this classic Welsh dish is deliciously warming and simple. Ingredients: 6 large baking potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 2 large onions 100g...
Welsh Witterings: It’s Not What you Say it’s the Way that You Say it
I love words and whilst I frequently lament about the decline of the modern vocabulary, my interest in words at moment is very much focused upon the connection between...