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Review of Miles Lavender Limeflower & Rose Tea Kites
My Review of Miles Lavender Limeflower & Rose Tea Kites!

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19
Apr
Fannie Merritt Farmer - The American Culinary Goddess!
Fannie Merritt Farmer – The American Culinary Goddess!

Photo credit here  – Fannie Merritt Farmer – pioneer of the North American measuring cup! Hello, darlings!​During a brief stay in the USA, I decided to carry out some research regarding “female” cooks and food writers from a bygone era. And to my surprise, I discovered the celebrated American cook – [...]

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03
Feb
My Review of Miles Lavender Limeflower & Rose Tea Kites! 19/4/2019 6 Comments Miss Windsor: review of Miles Lavender Limeflower & Rose Tea Kites! Miles Lavender Limeflower & Rose Tea to be supped from a Royal Albert English bone china cup n' saucer! ​Hello, darlings! Happy National Tea Day (Sunday 21st April 2019) This luxurious fragrant tea is jam-packed with surprises – How bloomin’ marvellous! So, if you wish to be “tickled pink” by Miss Windsor - Oh, I say! whilst you relax on a “bed of roses”, as you gaze upon the globe through “rose-tinted glasses” – then please do join Miss Windsor for a scent-sational sup on this exquisite blend of Miles Lavender Limeflower & Rose Tea! Oh, and this particular blend is the perfect warm refreshment to be served during a spot of afternoon tea and must be enjoyed with a slice or two of Mrs Beeton’s Rose & Lime Saucer Cake – How scrumptious! Darlings, for those who have not had the pleasure of this superior brand of tea before now, then may I introduce Miles Tea of Porlock, Somerset - merchants of the finest tea and coffee from the West-Country. Established in 1888 and was previously known as Henry Miles & Co, then in 1971, Mr D J Miles purchased the business from his grandfather, whom since then, and now at the ripe and ravishing age of 87 years old is still tea tasting and buying three days per week – How spiffing! Read More 6 Comments Fannie Merritt Farmer - The American Culinary Goddess! 3/2/2019 2 Comments Miss Windsor: Fannie Merritt Farmer demonstrates the America measuring up! Photo credit here - Fannie Merritt Farmer - pioneer of the North American measuring cup! ​ Hello, darlings! ​ During a brief stay in the USA, I decided to carry out some research regarding 'female' cooks and food writers from a bygone era. And to my surprise, I discovered the celebrated American cook – Fannie Merritt Farmer who is, in fact, the perfect ‘nemesis’ to our English culinary marvel - Mrs Isabella Beeton! ​ As an ongoing project, I shall recreate recipes by jolly old Fannie Merritt Farmer, and document the results in my recipe section. Read More 2 Comments Christmas Afternoon Tea at The Ritz London!
Christmas Afternoon Tea at The Ritz London!

Photo by sharronwallace.com – Miss Windsor enjoys a glass of bubbly! Hello, darlings!​Well, I say! what a wonderful start to the festive season, as Miss Windsor hosted a glittering “soiree” at the one and only – The Ritz London, Piccadilly! Where I dined and caroused my delightful compeers with the [...]

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22
Dec
The History of Stir-Up Sunday & The Christmas Pudding!
The History of Stir-Up Sunday & The Christmas Pudding!

Photo by Miss Windsor – TWO year matured, rum soaked Christmas pudding! Hello, darlings! Following the joys of Stir-Up Sunday I’ve surprisingly woken up bright and early, but I wonder what you’re up to? Maybe you’re still in the land of nod, nestled within the warm layers of your soft, [...]

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04
Dec
Miss Windsor: Photo by Lord Parker Photography of Former Lord Mayor of Taunton Deane - Cllr Marcia Hill & Consort Mr Hill!
Afternoon Tea with Cllr Marcia Hill at Hestercombe House & Gardens!

​Photo by Lord Parker: the Former Lord Mayor of Taunton Deane – Cllr Marcia Hill & beloved Consort Mr Hill! Hello, darlings! I’ve been utterly immersed with excitement since my last visit to the green rippling countryside of Somersetshire, “Ooh arr, Ooh arr!” I hear you bellow with sheer delight! [...]

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13
Nov
Miss Windsor's Delectables - photo of Isabella Mary Mayson - circa 1854
The Culinary Chronicles of Mrs Beeton!

Photo of Isabella (circa 1854) Hello, darlings! In 1861, during the reign of our sovereign Queen Victoria (curtsy please!), Mrs Isabella Beeton’s most treasured creation, Beeton’s Book of Household Management, was first published. And as nature intended, she flourished into the worlds-greatest teacher of all things “domestic and culinary”. In [...]

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07
Nov
Miss Windsor:Whimsical Winnie - The Queen of Fulham Palace Meadows, London!
Whimsical Winnie – The Queen of Fulham Palace Meadows (Allotments!)

Whimsical Winnie – The Queen of Fulham Palace Meadows, London! ​Hello, darlings! I excitedly present Whimsical Winnie – round of applause, please! Known by Winnie or Wynette, but you may address her by Your Majesty – curtsey please – is immensely charismatic, and bursting with buoyancy! Blessed with magical “green [...]

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08
Oct
Miss Windsor's Delectables - Review of Fortnum & Mason - The Wedding Bouquet Blend Tea! To commemorate the royal marriage of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle - Duke & Duchess of Sussex!
My Review of Fortnum & Mason – The Wedding Bouquet Blend Tea!

​Photo by Miss Windsor – Fortnum & Mason – The Wedding Bouquet Blend Tea! Hello, darlings! Mrs Simkins and I have joined together in “matrimony” – Ha, ha, got you there! Of course, I meant to say the beauteous Meghan (real name: Rachel!) and dashing Harry (real name: Henry!) exchanged [...]

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25
Jun
Miss Windsor Delectables - Celebrates Somerset Day - 2018 - Bishops Lydeard, Taunton Deane!
My Review of Somerset Day at Bishops Lydeard!

Photo by Miss Windsor – Somerset Day – Bishops Lydeard, Taunton Deane! Hello, darlings! First off, apologies for the slight delay in publishing my frightfully spiffing experience about Somerset Day, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, which took place at the village hall on Saturday 12th May. “But what the heck is Somerset [...]

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31
May
Miss Windsor's Delectables - Review of Miles Berry Berry Loose Leaf Tea - Porlock, Somerset! Plus my great great grandmother's antique tea strainer!
My Review of Miles Berry Berry Loose Leaf Tea!

Miles Berry Berry Loose Leaf Tea & my great great grandmother’s antique tea strainer! Hello, darlings! Before I saturate your taste-buds with my “tea-tastic” review about Miles Berry Berry Loose Leaf Tea – merchants of the finest tea and coffee from the West-Country since 1888 – I’m going to share [...]

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09
May
Miss Windsor's Delectables - vintage Brown Betty Teapot and Miles West-Country Original Blend Loose Leaf Tea!
Review of Miles West-Country Original Blend Tea (Loose Leaf)

​Photo by Miss Windsor. Darling Brown Betty, and Miles West-Country Original Blend Loose Leaf Tea! Hello, darlings! Following my frightfully fabulous scone munching, tea tasting experience at Mr Miles Tearooms, Taunton, Somerset; I must say I’ve become rather enamoured with Miles West-Country Original Blend Tea. You see, because I’m a [...]

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20
Apr
Miss Windsor's Delectables - Mr Colin Barrell - Mr Miles Tearooms, Taunton, Somerset. Holding a bag of Miles West-Country Original Blend Tea!
Review of Mr Miles Tearooms – Taunton, Somerset!

​Mr Colin Barrell – holding an extra large bag of his favourite tea – Miles West-Country Original Blend! Hello, darlings,​I must say, following my scone munching, tea tasting visit to Mr Miles Tearooms, 3-4 High Street, Taunton, Somerset, I decided to join the gaiety and share my experience on British [...]

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18
Apr
Miss Windsor's Delectables - photo of Downside Abbey, Radstock, Somerset, England
Handwritten Georgian Cookbook Discovered by Monks at Downside Abbey!

Photo – courtesy of Downside Abbey Hello, darlings!​ I say, it feels like an age since our last culinary rendezvous! But fear not my dears, Miss Windsor’s here to flurry you with her delineation of an extraordinary, Georgian, handwritten cookbook unearthed a few years ago by Monks at Downside Abbey, [...]

29
Sep
Miss Windsor's Delectables - Cream Tea at The Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester, Cambridge -Rodda's clotted cream, Tiptree strawbery jam
Cream Tea at The Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester, Cambridge!

Hello, darlings! On a delightfully bright summers day, Miss Windsor and her companions couldn’t wait to descend upon The Orchard Tea Garden for a jolly good munch on their pageantry of sweet treats.​Riddled with excitement and salivating at the very thought of freshly baked scones, jam, and cream, we bundled [...]

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07
Sep
Miss Windsor's Delectables - Patricia Matthews - Grandma's Antique Recipes
Patricia Matthews – Author of Grandma’s Antique Recipes!

Miss Windsor presents, the beautiful Patricia Matthews! Hello, darlings! Since our last culinary rendezvous, and by a sheer stroke of serendipity, I discovered Patricia Matthews of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England via social media (How spiffing!). At the grand age of 67, Patricia became an author of her first cookery book [...]

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03
Aug
Miss Windsor's Delectables - Afternoon Tea at Harriet’s Café Tearooms, Cambridge.
Afternoon Tea at Harriet’s Cafe Tearooms, Cambridge!

​Hello, darlings!​With a jaunty swing in one’s step, Miss Windsor meandered along the historical, cobbled streets of Cambridge, whilst she dreamed of devouring a freshly baked scone or two at Harriet’s Café Tearooms, 16 & 17 Green Street, Cambridge, CB2 3JU, England. ​Of course, careful not to lose one’s footing [...]

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23
Jul