This year I was really excited to take part in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I read about it last year after sign ups had closed so this year I didn’t want to miss out and I signed up straight away to take part. The idea is that food bloggers from all over the...
For the past few Wednesdays, I have been joining in with #BoothsCheers over on twitter. Each week they send out bottles of wine and beer that they have on offer for their 12 Deals of Christmas to bloggers, who try them and then suggest recipes they think would go well with. I’m certainly no wine...
Could you be UK & Ireland’s best Blogger-come-Chef? Well, if you think you could, then you’ll want to enter yourself into this fab competition from Gourmet Garden. When you sign up to enter, Gourmet Garden will send a selection of the products for you to use in your everyday cooking. Share your yummy recipes on your...
Last month I had an exciting and different cupcake order. I’ve probably said before, I’m not keen on doing the same designs over and over! There’s a part of me that likes the fact that it is easy to make something you’ve done before, but it slightly takes the creative aspect out of it. I’m...
I know, it’s only mid November and it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, but when you like to make stuff then you do need to start in good time. Every year I have grand plans to make things but always leave it too late. I’ve started earlier than usual this year but I...
Life has been so busy recently that my crafting mojo seemed to head off on a holiday and, apart from some cakes, I’ve done hardly anything creative for a while. This always makes me twitchy as I’m at my best when scattering yarn and fabric round the house and creating a crafty mess! When the...
Every so often I get a book to review that is totally up my street, and Mission:Explore Food is that book! Not only did I get excited about it, but when I showed it to the children they loved it too – and that’s especially good as it is aimed at them. The hardback book,...
At this time of year there is always a butternut squash in my shopping basket. It’s one of my favourite vegetables as it is not only tasty, but is so versatile. We love it roasted alongside other vegetables, added to mashed potatoes, even baked in cakes, but one of our favourite dishes is butternut squash soup....
You may have noticed from my previous recipes that stilton, walnut and pancetta are some of my favourite ingredients. So when I had all three in the house at once, I knew they would have to feature together and what better than to throw some bread into the mix? This loaf is especially delicious freshly...
Hello and welcome to day 8 of the Make & Craft Blog Tour! I’m delighted to take up the baton today in this exciting magazine launch blog tour, to tell you a bit more about the magazine and give away a lovely book too! For those of you visiting my blog for the first time...
I am really excited to be taking part in the John Lewis Technology for Living project and testing a Magimix 5200XL food processor. I’ve only ever had a small food processor attachment for my Kenwood and it has never been very effective, so I was wondering how I would get on with the Magimix. After...
When I discovered Flavrbox on twitter I was really excited – really, properly excited! So I was beyond excited when they asked if I’d like to try one of their boxes. For those of you who haven’t heard of them, Flavrbox put together a monthly tasting box containing products from some fabulous UK producers, which...
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