The Twisted Classics are certainly worth a peruse – inventions like the Rum Old Fashioned turns this favourite on its head with an exotic punch, and the Ruba Mary is a must for any fans of the spicy morning-saviour
Mary where one of the two entrances closest to the National Park is located. Among them was one specializing in meat and, importantly, barbecue pork ribs
having MaryBerry munching on these post-judging was a joy to behold. Shatteringly crisp, melt-in-the-mouth and with a gentle curry kick, these chicken skin shards – think spiced pork crackling – are so easy to make and are insanely moreish
I also knew that MaryBerry was a big fan. They will be serving up duck eggs, tea tastings, sushi making and sake tasting, cupcakes, sausages and barbeque pulledpork
and here's another stonking winter filler from Ness at JibberJabberUK with these slow-cooked ale-braised beef with dumplings taken from The Great British Bake-Off Winter Kitchen by MaryBerry and Lucy Young
and if you are looking for something tasty to bake you can't do much better than MaryBerry's Whole Orange Spice Cake, which also graces the cover of this lovely pull out mini-mag
So their scarecrow offering was MaryBerry popping out of a cupcake which I thought was very funny. When have you ever come across a cupcakery in the UK which has salted caramel, raspberry truffle, berry cobbler, coconut lemon, s'mores, strawberry lemonade, blueberries n cream, strawberry shortcake and root beer float as some of their flavours on offer
I was lucky enough to interview Paul Hollywood and MaryBerry at the Bolton Food and Drink Festival. I had the most amazing raspberry meringue cake from Ladurée in Harrods
I collaborated with the Cake and Bake Show for a few posts, discussed some wedding cake inspiration, went to the BBC Good Food show where I got to meet MaryBerry, Paul Hollywood and the Hairy Bikers (woop
