This week's Monday giveaway is this small hardback book 'Cranks Cakes & Biscuits' which was rescued from the Greenmetropolis cull. For anyone who doesn't know the Cranks name, they are a small chain of wholefood restaurants. There are all sorts of delicious-looking recipes in this book, including a triple layer orange gateau, sesame seed squares, marmalade cup cakes and rum and raisin tofu cake. There are also traditional cake recipes, like a Christmas cake, Eccles cakes, gingerbread men and Bakewell slices.
If you'd like to be entered into the draw for the book, leave a comment on this post. I'll draw a name from the 'virtual hat' on Saturday 7th February. It's a small enough book for me to post anywhere in the world.
Now for the obligatory snow pictures. Please bear with me, I know a few inches of snow are nothing to many areas of the Northern hemisphere at this time of the year, but here in the south of England this is quite an event. In fact, the biggest fall of snow for 18 years.
I haven't heard any trains this morning so I'm presuming that they aren't running, there have only been half a dozen or so cars passing the house, and the only people who've ventured out on foot are the children in the road who are busy pelting each other with snowballs. The snow continues to fall from a very leaden sky and looks set to keep on falling for some time to come.
Lovelt Cranks Recipes -
Lots of Yummies for my Tummy!!!
Isn't it funny how UK falls apart after a couple of inches of snow whilst the rest of the world keeps on going?
Kim
Hereford
Posted by: Kim Cranson | 02/02/2009 at 04:39 PM
I remember going to Cranks in London in my youth (a looong time ago!) and using one of their recipe books. It is still snowing up here in Yorkshire - about four inches so far. Everywhere looks really beautiful.
Posted by: Lindsey | 02/02/2009 at 05:12 PM
I love the Cranks recipe books but probably should stear well clear of this one as I'm trying to lose a few kilos.
Lovely to see the photos of England ( one of the things I enjoy so much about this blog) under a blanket of snow.
It's summer down here in NZ, it just ain't right to have summer in February!
Posted by: Maureen | 02/03/2009 at 04:04 AM
Yes please!
Oh that snow looks like what is outside my window! Enjoy!!
Posted by: Frugal Trenches | 02/03/2009 at 10:11 AM
When I lived and worked in London I loved Cranks. I've got their vegetarian cookery books. Would love to be included in your draw please.
Your snow pics are lovely - wondered if the shed belonged to you in a pic on an earlier post. It looks really good in the snow.
Posted by: Wendy | 02/03/2009 at 03:13 PM
Looks like a lovely book! I have an old and falling apart cranks vegetarian cookbook. Love your stained glass window!
Posted by: Heather | 02/05/2009 at 04:16 PM
Thank you for posting the photos of snow, it's made me and my husband remember the first time we came to England, in the spring of 1981--there was a heavy snowfall that caused all kinds of problems for the sheep farmers in the Yorkshire moors, but it was beautiful to see.
We also have eaten at Cranks, there wasn't really anything like it in the states in the 1980s.
Love and appreciate your blog, particularly since I'm trying to do much the same things here in the Pacific Northwest--where there is snow forecast for this weekend!
Posted by: Jeanie Senior | 02/06/2009 at 05:08 AM
I've not heard of Cranks before. It looks like an interesting book. I try to use wholefoods in my cooking, and baking is my favourite. Thank you for the giveaway, please include me.
Teresa
Posted by: Teresa | 02/06/2009 at 11:47 AM