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Limesford Kitchen

I create bespoke cakes as well as small batches of sweet and savoury pastries and other baked goods using high quality ingredients in my kitchen at home.

I also cater for small events including cream teas, children's parties and special lunches. To discuss or place an order please message me, visit my website or contact me via email. Please check out my Instagram to see a variety of cakes and bakes.

12/12/2024

Putting together hampers this year, have been making Christmas Cakes, jars of granola, more elements in the pipeline. Also a vat of chicken slow cooked in red wine, orange and bay which is what is often on offer if you come to ours on a cold day, really delicious and a family favourite.
I want to acknowledge my sound track, there is always a soundtrack, I am obsessed with The Cure at the moment, wonderfully emotional to cook to, episodes of This Cultural Life and Louis Theroux on iplayer and Spotify, foodie ones: and all keep me company during hours spent in the kitchen. Xx 🎄

09/12/2024

Chocolate Cakes and Roses for Someone Special: I enjoy making an effort for special people in my life. Xx

01/12/2024

Our 29th Wedding Anniversary today, celebrated with two rare events: a trip to a service at Wi******er Cathedral (rather wonderful) and a Biscuit & Raisin Yorkie (not thrilling). We have had a fun day and are super proud of our 29 years. 🥰
This weekend my kitchen has been a chutney factory, awesome recipe by a Christmas tradition in our family but this is the first time I have made it - a vast vat, the jars in the photo were merely half the achieved quantity!

20/11/2024

Autumn Vibes. 🍁 I love it when the nights draw in, fires, candles and knitwear. Swipe for a rare selfie and a vat full of minestrone that I made at the weekend to keep us going this week. 🔥🧡😘

14/11/2024

A special cake that I was asked to make for a lady’s Aunt Gloria who is apparently amazing and had a 90th birthday to celebrate. Layers of soft sponge, my strawberry jam, marscapone cream and vanilla and strawberry buttercream. Took a few photos of time recently spent in London, the highlight was Tracey Emin’s exhibition and a had a lovely mooch around

24/09/2024

Birthdays tend to involve Coffee & Walnut Cake in our house. Xx ☕️🎂

23/09/2024

I love stone fruit season, peaches, nectarines and all the different plums. These were two recent plum recipes: a Plum & Almond Galette and a Plum Cake with Brown Buttercream by in Xx

06/08/2024

Gave a special dinner last night for a friend’s birthday. Only do three courses for special events, a cold starter is so much easier. On the menu:
Whipped feta, griddled courgettes and roasted tomatoes on the vine
Plaice filet roasted in lemon with roasted peppers and more roasted cherry tomatoes (there can never be too many in my opinion served with roasted new potato salad Pommes Gribiche and Turkish Aubergine (an Elizabeth David recipe).
Raspberry Bakewell with Raspberry Coulis and Marscapone Cream.
It was rather an intense cook which sadly meant important elements are still in the fridge!!! My mind and body separate at times, I can be such an airhead and did not double check my super necessary list. There should have been basil oil drizzled enticingly on the starter and there should have been a side of roasted cauliflower with green tahini sauce with the main.
Sometimes feel I should also give a special mention to current listened to tracks on my playlist, those who know me well know that shutting myself in the kitchen with loud music is very much my routine as it keeps me calmer. Xx ♥️

24/06/2024

Saturday Lunch for Friends, favourites in our house:
Fried Halloumi with Lime & Caper Vinaigrette
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
Chicken Escallopes
Griddled Courgettes, Mint & Parmesan
Potato Gribiche by Rose Carrarini
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17/06/2024

A perfect summer desert inspired by in yesterday’s tender shortbread, I put some chopped pistachios in the shortbread and served with marscapone cream and English strawberries. There is crunch, there is softness, there is acidity - wonderful and super simple! 🍓

06/06/2024

Quick Lemon Yogurt Sponges with pink icing (lemon) for a Baby Shower. Xx 🍰🍓🍋🍼

07/05/2024

First bakes from SIFT her Roasted Strawberry Victoria Sponge is wonderfully rich and rather elegant somehow, the texture is beautifully tender and the roasted strawberries inspired. Used the leftover egg whites to make her Lemon and Pistachio Amaretti which are also super delicious. Both a big hit with the family. X 🍓🍰🍋

11/04/2024

Coconut & Lime Layer Cake - layers of coconut sponge linfused with lime and sandwiched with lime curd and buttercream. A request from a lady whose book club is celebrating its 20th anniversary. One of their members has a milk allergy so she made this perfect choice. I hope the cake helped to make their evening special. Xx 🍰📚🥂

31/03/2024

Happy Easter! 🐣 This year’s Simnel Cake. 💛

18/03/2024

Intense Blood Orange Layer Cake - tender sponge, fresh blood orange curd and butter cream. The sponge is based on lemon yogurt cake which stays super moist even when baked in advance - I obviously swapped the lemon for blood orange, blood orange curd , I base my buttercream on as I much prefer American buttercream with natural flavours added, so 500g icing sugar, 190g unsalted butter, zest and juice of a blood orange and a good dollop of orange curd. The results are pretty and so fresh tasting! 🍊

27/02/2024

A Victoria Sponge, a Mexican Platter, a Sausage & Chestnut Plait and a Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom Lasagna. Recent Cooking when I remember to take a photo, not very good at that at the moment.
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Southampton

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https://www.limesfordkitchen.com/

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Turkey Pie Night, a popular tradition in our house and another evening of feasting. Our Christmas is based on tiny rituals, the comfort of the familiar, nothing radical but perhaps a few additions. This year we made St John Chutney @fergushenderson which is awesome and I will definitely repeat. I do not bother with puddings on Christmas Day as there are mince pies and Christmas cake when something sweet is required, but a cheese board is an essential and thanks to my Mum and @southmoltonmarket we had a magnificent one this year including @cornish.yarg (my personal favourite). For our evening shared with friends I made Cranberry Cordial which I mixed with Brandy, Prosecco and special ice cubes (which I saw someone make recently) for festive cocktails. I love these details - so pretty and special and take no time at all to prepare. I served them with Sausage Rolls - I always make a double batch of Sausage Meat & Chestnut Stuffing and use the extra for either a plait or rolls. Next the Turkey Pie, I personally do not go in for full leftovers, just a base of shallots, celery and carrot for maximum flavour with the Turkey, the rich gravy, mushrooms and brandy. The appearance was very rustic this year but it tends to be a big hit. Puddings as requested by the family - trifle and profiteroles. I will definitely make the Cranberry Cordial again, perhaps add Vodka and put them in my hampers next year. Xx 🕯️🎄🕊️