Author: Barbara Crick

Cool in Copenhagen

[soliloquy id=”4096″] Last week I spent time out at the Weber Grill Academy in Copenhagen. This venue is beyond amazing, with a BBQ glitter ball hanging from the ceiling as you walk in and countless BBQs set up for indoor cooking. As with much of Scandinavia, they achieve effortless coolness – how do they pull off cool… Continue reading Cool in Copenhagen

Raspberry and orange victoria sponge

  Raspberry and orange Victoria sponge Once you’ve mastered a classic Victoria sponge you can start getting creative! In our Crazy about Cakes class we make a chocolate orange version complete with Terry’s chocolate orange segments on the top – amazing!  Here we are replacing the milk which normally gets used with some orange juice… Continue reading Raspberry and orange victoria sponge

Sweet potato, red lentil and coconut soup

I’ve been serving this soup as one of the lunch options for a number of our recent courses and its been receiving some fabulous praise so I thought I’d share it with them. One of the ingredients you might not have come across is coconut powder yet. I found it recently in the World Food… Continue reading Sweet potato, red lentil and coconut soup

Super healthy smoothie

Smoothies are a quick and healthy way to start your day and can be ready nearly as quickly as cereal. A few key ingredients to hand mean you can create variety of smoothies to suit your mood – greek yogurt, bananas, frozen berries, lime, apples orange juice and oats can all be mixed in different… Continue reading Super healthy smoothie

English wines

I recently visited Hambledon Vineyard in Hampshire where they produce remarkable British sparkling wines. I’m a massive fan of English wines and really believe we produce some of the best wines in the world. They are often made with love in small vineyards and have so much more character than many I have tasted from… Continue reading English wines

Sophia Waugh’s new book, Cooking People

My first blog! Here goes with a review I recently wrote for Chawton House Library. Cooking People: The Writers Who Taught The English How To Eat – Review Following the recent success of our cookery demo and talk for Sophia Waugh’s new book, Cooking People, cookery school owner, Barbara Crick, gives her verdict on a foodie’s guide to home cooking… Continue reading Sophia Waugh’s new book, Cooking People