Wild Flower Power

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Dad, Fozzie & Shirley

Dad 1935 - 1991

Hmmm, Father’s Day is just no good without the man himself. But since my Fozzie Bear toy became dad’s mascot……and since his favourite singer was Shirley Bassey, there’s no better song for a day like today than this one:

All-In-One Tea & Cake

Raisin tea bread, tea and cake combined – surely the best thing since sliced bread? I couldn’t find the age old family recipe, so followed this one after a bit of Googling – using golden caster sugar instead of honey.

Update: the googled recipe missed a vital ingredient – the grated zest of an orange. It was “okay” without it, but needed that extra zestiness!

Mother’s Day Muffins

Pear and ginger muffins

Pear & Ginger Muffins

Follow this recipe for lemon muffins – ignoring all the lemony bits – and add a tablespoon of honey to the wet ingredients, a teaspoon of ground ginger to the dry ingredients….and fold in some peeled, cored and diced pear into the mix just before spooning into the cases.  Oh and sprinkle some brown sugar on the top before baking!

Happy Mother’s Day.

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