I absolutely love mince pies, but for the life of me I cannot get the traditional way of baking them right.  Last year I went for the mince/bakewell tart - which was very well received and due to be replicated this year also (see other blog post). 

But then a friend (th...

Now before you get carried away the ‘E’ is for E-Bike – which Mr HfH bought me for my birthday. There were a few reasons for this gift:

1. I can’t keep up with him when we go out together for a bike ride

2. He really fancied one, but as a die-hard cyclist he couldn’t...

As its high season here at HfH at the moment; the old cake stand is being very well used.  So keeping up with demand can be a little challenging.  This is where a traybake comes into its own.  A quick and relatively simple bake; it can be frozen (before icing) or cut i...

The HfH Chocolate Brownie has to be the most popular cake we offer; sometimes I get a bit bored just doing the same cake (although Mr HfH often says "don't mess with the brownie"...... make of that what you will...).  Soooo, I thought I would give cupcakes a go, and I...

Having a rare Sunday night free, Mr HfH and I decided on an evening out - an early dinner and then onto the cinema.  We had a lovely night and it occurred to me that it would be a good idea to share our experiences of what is going on locally.

We started our evening at ...

We are always looking for new recipes and love it when we are thrown a challenge.  We recently had a full day of business guests using HfH for their board meeting; and they are all vegetarian so, thinking caps on for some delicious catering.

This is one for the breakfas...

These creamy white little delights are golden and sweet with a hint of lime to give some zest.

Serve with a pot of Dorset Tea accompanied by your favourite vintage china - chin chin.

Ingredients:

90g  butter (at room temperature)

25g  creamed coconut (or double the amount...

Now I know that this doesn't ring out as a great breakfast option; and although there is the nod to 'cake' in the title, it is a departure from the usual recipe I share.  However; there is a very tenuous link......  Mr HfH bakes all the the different scrummy breads tha...

Rhubarb & Strawberry Custard Pie

You have to push the boat out for your Mum when she comes to dinner on Mothers' Day - and this little beauty will do the trick.

Rhubarb, strawberries and custard, all together in a pie... what's not to like?   Serve this up with clotted c...

You may well be planning a short break or your annual holiday at the moment and trawling the web for best rates and most popular hotels.  

Whoa, lets back the bus up...  Hotels? Hotels shmotels.  Why not stay in a Bed & Breakfast?  And you can wipe that image...