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Cider Cake

  • by Jo
  • Posted on May 23, 2022

For my second bake inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, I really wanted something inspired by Bath…

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Dorset Apple Cake

  • by Jo
  • Posted on April 24, 2022April 24, 2022

Having completed reading the novels of the Bronte sisters, in book club we’ve now moved…

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Yorkshire Puddings

  • by Jo
  • Posted on March 23, 2022April 9, 2022

The final book in my book club’s journey through the Bronte sister’s novels was Shirley…

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Soul Cakes

  • by Jo
  • Posted on November 7, 2021

The first time I heard of “soul cakes” was in a Kerry Greenwood novel –…

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Savoury Cake

  • by Jo
  • Posted on August 4, 2021July 29, 2021

When we visited France in April 2018 I knew I’d be wowed. What I wasn’t…

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Jane Eyre and Fat Rascals

  • by Jo
  • Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021

We’ve just finished reading Jane Eyre in bookclub. We do things a little differently in…

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Bakewell Tart

  • by Jo
  • Posted on June 27, 2021

The snow’s coming down I’m watching it fall… To set the scene, we’re in Bakewell,…

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Jane Eyre’s Seed Cake

  • by Jo
  • Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

I’ve told you before about my book club and how we’re reading the classics, right?…

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Wuthering Heights and Pikelets

  • by Jo
  • Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

We’ve now finished with Wuthering Heights at bookclub and will soon be moving onto another…

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Tan Slice

  • by Jo
  • Posted on February 6, 2021April 14, 2021

A couple of months ago I put a call out on my author Facebook page.…

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Hi, I’m Joanne Tracey, the Hungry Writer.

I’m an author, blogger, baker, candlestick maker. Okay, I don’t make candlesticks, but I do write words, chase sunrises and create happy endings.

Because the world would be a nicer place if only there was more tea and scones.

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Too early for sunrise but a happening sky… and the first properly cold morning of the year. Love it. #mooloolababeach #friyay
I don’t want to get too carried away, but looking out my office window… it doesn’t appear to be raining!
Timehop has reminded me that 7 years ago I published my first book - Baby It’s You - and celebrated with a bottle of Bolly Grant had bought a couple of years previous for when it *did* happen. I’m now about to publish no. 9 & have no idea how. I also am so grateful for the faith Grant had in me all those years ago.
6am… dark & murky…walk done, now for coffee #mooloolababeach
Still pretty murky out there today, but got our walk in before the rain started again… weird light from the beach lights.
My sister just sent me through a photo of our old house in Castle Hill… yep, gone. We might have been gone for 5 years, and we knew this was always going to happen, but even so it feels weird to see this. Development…
Yesterday was International Tea Day… so here’s tea & scones in a posh cup. So what if I’m a day late? In other news, it’s still raining. According to the dude with a rain gauge, 135mm from Friday through to 11pm last night… and still it comes down. #wetweekend #overthisrain #teaandscones
It’s pelting down out there today - & autumn has finally arrived. What better way to spend a Saturday than drinking tea, making up soups for the freezer & scones for now. #scones #brookfordkitchendiaries #bkd #teaandscones

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Top Posts & Pages

The Little Library Cookbook, by Kate Young
The Nigella Diaries - Tagliatelle with chicken from the Venetian Ghetto
Penne con pollo e piselli - Penne with smoked chicken and peas
Jane Eyre's Seed Cake
The Nigella Diaries - Sunday Lunch
The Nigella Diaries - Risotto
Mary Berry's Brioche Frangipane Apple Pudding
Pommes Anna
Bella - My Life In Food, by Annabel Langbein
Nick Nairn's Wild Harvest

Recent Posts

  • The Little Library Cookbook, by Kate Young
  • Cider Cake
  • Around The Kitchen Table, by Sophie Hansen and Annie Herron
  • Dorset Apple Cake
  • Vegemite and Cheese Scones

Recent Posts

  • The Little Library Cookbook, by Kate Young
  • Cider Cake
  • Around The Kitchen Table, by Sophie Hansen and Annie Herron
  • Dorset Apple Cake
  • Vegemite and Cheese Scones

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