Gingerbread loaf – winter’s culinary pick me up

If you’re ever looking for a pick me up I find reaching for some ginger has the desired effect.  Home made hot lemon and with a spoon of ginger paste is my standard way to regain my brain after a few coaching calls back to back.  It has a reinvigorating effect...

Sigh, you know it’s a good thing to do

Breaking up for the holidays is like letting out an enormous sigh.  That last effort before you can finally relax.  With the exception of some paperwork I am all done with work for this year.  Now the focus will switch to domestic matters – for that the sigh...

Turning up the heat in the kitchen

It may have been freezing outside recently but the heat in the Domestic Executive kitchen has been turned up high today.  Maybe a little too high but we don’t let a little heat come between us and domesticity at it’s cosiest. Whether it’s hot or...
Culinary bombshell

Culinary bombshell

It’s hard enough to get a bombshell dropped on the health of your nearest and dearest but a double whammy to know that the finger of blame is pointing at you. Pies, pastries, cakes and other cream laden goodies are the devil’s food and no doubt a weekend...

How to bring the zing into your life and inches on your waist

For me one of the biggest downsides of a blog is you come to realise how repetitive life is.  How many obsessions you have (like for Ginger Cakes)  and dare I say it how boring this can all be to other people.   Since my blog readership is pretty much restricted...