by Chris Mosler | Jun 12, 2017 | Afternoon Tea, Autumn Cooking, Cooking, Desserts and Sweets, Pies, Quiches and Tarts, Vegan |
My home is perched atop a hill in Frome, one of Somerset’s finest market towns, while my boat is moored in Dorset which, as a foodie, means that I am living in one of the best parts of the world! My home base of Somerset is probably best known for cheddar cheese...
by Chris Mosler | Mar 26, 2017 | Afternoon Tea, Baking - Cookies, Cakes, Breads & Biscuits, Cooking, Latest From Cooking, Spring Cooking, Uncategorized |
Mother’s Day calls for cake and this year I’ve gone for a very indulgent double gin cake – a Gin Ginger Cake with Gin and Lemon Icing because, quite frankly, I deserve it. Two of my boys have spread their wings and flown the nest – one is in...
by Chris Mosler | Sep 27, 2016 | Afternoon Tea, Autumn Cooking, Baking - Cookies, Cakes, Breads & Biscuits, Cooking, Latest From Cooking |
On Sunday we made the most of the sunny autumnal equinox weather. We strode out through field and forest, foraging for the last handfuls of blackberries to make these double chocolate and blackberry muffins. Did you gasp when you saw that photo? I did! I wish I could...
by Chris Mosler | Jun 22, 2016 | Afternoon Tea, Baking - Cookies, Cakes, Breads & Biscuits, Cooking, Latest From Cooking, Summer Cooking |
The lavender in my garden is just coming into flower, I’ve been watching it like a hawk, waiting to pounce so that I could make a batch of these beautiful lavender biscuits to mark Midsummer! Lavender is thought to have come to our shores with the Romans who...
by Chris Mosler | May 28, 2016 | Afternoon Tea, Baking - Cookies, Cakes, Breads & Biscuits, Cooking |
Yesterday I put on my apron, fired up the oven, rolled up my sleeves and made a batch of indulgent chocolate cherry flapjack! My daughter has reached the half way point in her GSCE exams, she’s exhausted, she’s wonderful and she deserves these! I used my...
by Chris Mosler | Apr 28, 2016 | Afternoon Tea, Baking - Cookies, Cakes, Breads & Biscuits, Cooking |
I love the quirky English desserts and cakes tradition, each county having its own speciality which is defended to the hilt. A quick wander around the map offers me such delights as The Bedfordshire Clanger, Lardy Cake and Sally Lunn’s Bath Buns. I quite fancy...
Hello! I'm Chris, vegetarian lover of life, wordsmith, storyteller, picture taker, mum to four. Welcome to Thinly Spread where I share recipes, kitchen stories, travels, adventures and family warmth from our home in deepest Somerset and our boat in Poole. 
