Knee deep into our third national lockdown, chances are more of us are spending evenings, and possibly entire days, binge watching TV. There is no doubt that the most therapeutic genre is cooking shows; they […]
Great British Bake Off: Christmas Masterclass
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were back on our screens last Thursday for a Great British Bake Off Masterclass. Watching them cooking and joking together did feel a bit like sneaking into the staffroom at […]
TV | The Great British Bake Off – Back and Brilliant
The Great British Bake Off is back, and with it a whole new swathe of people who will briefly flirt with baking before abandoning their new John Lewis mixer at the back of the cupboard. […]
Food | Not just a pretty plate – Soup, Soup, Soup
Soup is definitely a student staple for us, and for so many good reasons. It’s healthy, cheap, freezes well, warms you up, and makes a really easy on-the-go lunch if you invest in a thermos. […]
TV | Mary Berry Cooks – More simple and delicious recipes from the Queen of baking
Several years after the BBC ditched the likes of Delia Smith from their schedule, in a seemingly ageist move that instead sought after bright young TV chefs, this approach has been reversed in recognition of […]
News | Leeds uni launches bake off
You’ve seen Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood in the hit TV show but now ‘The Great Leeds University Bake Off’ is coming to the Union. Competitors working either individually, or in pairs, will be told […]
Food | Peckish – Rose Toffee Apple Tart – Great on a cosy winter night
November may have come and gone but that doesn’t mean one can’t enjoy the delights of the Toffee apple and our latest Peckish post offers up a recipe for a beautiful Rose Toffee Apple Tart. […]
Food | Peckish – Chocolate Macaroons
The Great British Bake Off may be over but that doesn’t mean we can’t all still be ladies (or gentlemen) that lunch. LSi’s recipe for Chocolate Macaroons will ensure you’re left feeling just as elegant […]
TV | The Great British Bake Off
It’s half time. If someone would be so kind as to pass around the candied oranges, let’s take a breather and reflect on what the first six weeks of the greatest in British Baking has […]
Books | Mary Berry's Cookery Course
As we leave the chaos that is Freshers week, I imagine many hungover Freshers and ex-catered second years are facing a terrifying realisation: takeaways and cold baked beans will not sustain you for an entire […]
The Cookbook Review: The Great British Bake Off Showstoppers by Linda Collister
For all those keen bakers and cake-lovers out there, the last couple of months have provided endless excitement and entertainment, courtesy of BBC2’s return of The Great British Bake-Off. This year the standards seemed […]
What's On: The Great British Bake-Off
Who’d have thought that a show about baking could be so exciting? Catherine Cloughley delves into the reality show with a difference. For the past ten weeks, The Great British Bake Off, or GBBO, […]