The Cardiff Cwtch - Welsh Food, Fashion and LifestyleWelsh Cakes 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp mixed spice 50g caster sugar (+20g for dusting) pinch of salt 100g sultanas 110g butter/margarine (+ a little extra to grease the pan/skillet) 1 large egg a splash of milk if the dough is too dry 1. Sift together the dry ingredients into a bowl, then rub in […]
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Walking up past the pond to the big field (…not as big as I remember…) at the top of Cefn Onn Park is something every North Cardiff kid does at some point. Despite being penned in by the train line and the M4, the only sounds you’ll hear are bird chatter and kids voices echoing from somewhere […]
Here’s a true story. Back in the twenties, my grandmother worked in Penarth. She’d just moved down to Cardiff from Bath with her mother and was working as a maid in one of the huge houses up on Marine Parade which, at the time, was owned by a retired old sea captain. All very […]
The Cardiff Cwtch - Welsh Food, Fashion and Lifestyle