An Affogato is a coffee based dessert made from scoops of vanilla ice cream or gelato with hot espresso poured over hence the name - affogato means “drowned”. Sometimes when we’ve been working all day and haven’t had any beach time, we walk down to the beach hut to have a cup of coffee to watch the sunset. It’s a simple pleasure and one that makes us feel settled and…
A chocolate and coconut cake that is rich and deeply comforting allowing you to shut out the world and indulge in the art of doing absolutely nothing at all. It’s also gluten free. When the weather takes a turn for the worst and you have no choice but to be housebound for the day is when I get the urge to bake. Plus we are all nursing colds and achy…
Some days we just don’t make it to the beach hut because we have to have at home days where jobs need to be done and last Saturday was one of those days. These type of days are a little win for me as my husband is not so keen on decorating jobs, he’d rather be at the beach hut. (more…)
February is your gateway into spring; January we have to rid ourselves of the excesses of Christmas and then hold our breath while we wait for the credit card bill to come in. (more…)