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... When you’re toiling away outside there is nothing more refreshing that a lemon squash drink break. Brought up on Robinson’s Lemon Barley I didn’t think anything could take it’s place. That is until I tasted Lavendersgreen lemon cordial made... 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... With howling winds and incessant rain this weekend the wintry atmosphere you could be forgiven in thinking that we were heading into a northern rather than a southern hemisphere Christmas. To cheer us up we cooked up a batch of a wonderfully spicy biscuit that has a... 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... 