My name is Allison McGillivray originally from Scotland, but now living a beautiful small town called Sitges, near Barcelona. I am a teacher of early years and have been teaching for nearly 30 years. I teach in the European International School of Barcelona.
My real passion is cooking, baking specifically. I have just acquired my great aunts and my grandmother’s recipe books. This Blog is about my exploration through the recipes. With a few of my own thrown in as well. Here starts my trip down my cooking heritage.
- Granny Wylie’s GingerbreadWhen my dad came over to stay this summer we talked about his mother’s recipe book and the recipes he remembered her cooking when he was a child. He remembered the cheeseContinue reading “Granny Wylie’s Gingerbread”
- Brunswick CakeI’ve asked around but no one has heard of a Brunswick Cake before, the only suggestion was that there was a Brunswick Street, (Brunswick Street, opened 1790, named in honour of theContinue reading “Brunswick Cake”
- Feather Cake, Page 3So I’m thinking light sponge cake, so let’s see shall we! By the way no page 2 just a newspaper clipping. I’ll share later. Ingredients Method Cream butter and sugar, add eggsContinue reading “Feather Cake, Page 3”
New recipes posted weekly
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