Azoresgal~Life on an Island

It was a lovely day for a wedding, today Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle were married in St George's Chapel in Windsor. Our invitation must have been lost in the mail, so we made do, while watching in our jammies and eating scones. Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex! These scones, are an old faithful in my kitchen, I really don't need an excuse to make them, but a Royal Wedding seems like a perfect occasion to enjoy them. Find the recipe here!

Over the weekend, my Facebook "on this day" memories, were kind enough to remind me that I had given these pumpkin scones a try last year. I was also reminded that it went terribly wrong, and that's why I never added them to the blog. They tasted really great, but they were difficult to make, the dough was really wet, and kneading it was a doozy. I however am not a quitter, and decided to give these babies a try again, with some little tweaks, and this time they were a success! Pumpkin Scones Scones: 2 cups all-purpose flour ( I added an extra 1/2 cup) ¼ cup plus 3 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground cinnamon ( I used 1 teaspoon) ½ tsp ground nutmeg ( I used 1teaspoon) ¼ tsp ground cloves ( I used 1/2 teaspoon) ¼ tsp ground ginger ( I used 1/2 teaspoon) 6 tbsp cold butter, cut into cubes ( I used 1/2 cup cold butter) ½ cup canned pumpkin 3 tbsp half-and-half ( I used  full fat cold cream) 1 large egg (cold) Powdered...

I was 8 years old, when  Diana Spencer, married Prince Charles. I remember waking up real early to watch the event on TV. Today 30 years later, her son , Prince William married the lovely Kate Middleton. They are stunning together, and hopefully they will live happily ever after. I thought it fitting to celebrate, with tea and scones. These scones come together wonderfully, they seem very scary when you first put them together, the dough seems very wet. With a little gentle kneading , the dough becomes nice and firm.  I used my English Red Transferware Teapot and Sugar Bowl and Milk jug (I love Ebay)  serve with jam and whip cream, ours was homemade plum jam 2 cups flour 3 Tablespoons sugar 5 teaspoons baking powder pinch of salt 1/3 cup very cold butter (cubed) 1 cup milk Sift flour, salt and sugar and baking powder into medium bowl; rub in butt...