Laura Madeleine

Author

  • About Laura
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    • An Echo of Scandal
    • The Secrets Between Us
    • Where the Wild Cherries Grow
    • The Confectioner’s Tale
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    • The Cat of Yule Cottage
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  • Courgette and Cardamom Loaf Cake

    IT IS THAT TIME. The courgette tide has arrived and will not abate. The marrows crash through the allotment, like huge, watery uninvited guests at a dinner party. (I end up making spiced courgette chutney every year; here’s the best recipe I’ve found). I’ve made courgette cake before but wanted to throw in something extra.…

    lauramadeleine

    August 13, 2021
    Recipes
    baking, cake, cake recipe, courgette, marrow, seasonal, summer, zucchini
  • Cranachan Cake

    Usually, Cranachan combines oats, whisky, honey, raspberries and cream. Traditional Scottish Cranachan has its roots in both the raspberry harvest in June, and in crowdie, a type of fresh, soft curd cheese traditionally made on small holdings and by crofters on the Scottish Highlands and islands. Crowdie itself has a long history, right back to…

    lauramadeleine

    January 25, 2021
    Recipes
    baking, Burns Night, cake, cranachan, recipe, Scottish
  • Talking Food with… Premee Mohamed

    In my Talking Food series I’ll be featuring short interviews with authors, chefs, cooks, historians and food writers about their experiences of food, from memories to favourite recipes. This week, I’d like to introduce Premee Mohamed, author of the The Apple-Tree Throne and the much-acclaimed Beneath the Rising, whose work romps across genres, from alt-history…

    lauramadeleine

    October 30, 2020
    Interviews, Writing
    alt-history, author, gothic fiction, horror, interview, premee mohamed, talking food, Victorian
  • Simple Cider Apple Cake

    It’s been a bumper year for apples, thanks to early rain and lots of sun. So here’s a SUPER EASY, dump-it-all-in-together-in-a-bowl rustic apple cake, to use up a few. It also involves cider – why wouldn’t it? – but you can easily replace that with liqueur, apple juice or even just milk. For the cake:…

    lauramadeleine

    October 28, 2020
    Recipes
    apple, autumn, baking, cake, cake recipe, cider, easy recipes, pudding, seasonal, simple recipes
  • Talking Food With… Rachel Burton

    In my Talking Food series I’ll be featuring short interviews with authors, chefs, cooks, historians and food writers about their experiences of food, from memories to favourite recipes. Today I’d like to introduce novelist Rachel Burton, whose new novel The Tearoom on the Bay is due out from Head of Zeus today. LM: Happy publication…

    lauramadeleine

    October 1, 2020
    Interviews, Writing
    book release, food and fiction, foodie novels, interview, novelist, rachel burton, the tearoom on the bay
  • Four Blackberry Recipes for August

    Blackberries are one of my favourite things about the long, late summer days of August. This year, thanks to the rain and blazing sun, they’ve been particularly bountiful. On my allotment, the bramble bushes (some deliberate and some, ah, not) have been weighed down by berries, most of them plump and bursting with purple, gritty…

    lauramadeleine

    August 14, 2020
    Recipes
    blackberry, cake recipe, cupcakes, foraged, galette, recipe, seasonal, sloe gin, summer
  • Talking Food with… Tiffani Angus

    In my Talking Food series I’ll be featuring short interviews with authors, chefs, cooks, historians and food writers about their experiences of food, from memories to favourite recipes. Today I’d like to introduce author and lecturer Tiffani Angus, whose debut speculative historical novel Threading the Labyrinth is published July 13th by Unsung Stories: “If Robert…

    lauramadeleine

    June 23, 2020
    Interviews, Writing
    author interview, fantasy, gardens, historical fiction, kitchen gardens, speculative fiction, talking food, Threading the Labyrinth, Tiffani Angus, Unsung Stories, walled gardens
  • The Secret Slang of Paris’ Butchers

    One of my favourite things about writing historical fiction is the research. To me, it’s like detective work: inevitably, I end up taking deep dives into a particular subject. (I just spent two days reading about the changing judicial system and socio-economic make-up of the Paris police force at the start of the Second Empire…

    lauramadeleine

    March 10, 2020
    Research
    19th century, butcher, food, historical fiction, historical food, history, Les Halles, louchebem, Paris, Research, slang
  • Look Smart: Vintage & Eco Friendly Suits

    June, 1928: “As soon as I lifted the tissue paper, I knew I had chosen well, for here it was: a suit of pale flannel, as unobtrusive as fine leather. A jacket with notched lapels, a single-breast waistcoat, wider cut trousers that hugged the waist. It all fit better than a dream, and when I…

    lauramadeleine

    March 6, 2020
    Research, Writing
    1930s, blazer, eco-friendly, fashion, petite, suits, sustainable fashion, trouser suit, two piece suit
  • Cardamom & Coconut Cake

    Is there anything more comforting than the smell of freshly ground cardamom? Maybe a freshly baked cake or pastry, where the buttery baked smell combines with hot sugar and fresh, floral, spicy sweetness? Niki Segnit, author of the one of my most-referenced food books, The Flavour Thesaurus, says that cardamom and coconut, especially in Indian…

    lauramadeleine

    February 24, 2020
    Recipes
    baking, cake, cardamom, coconut, dessert, recipe
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