We have arrived Stateside! Those of you who follow me on twitter or Facebook may have noticed that we are spending the summer in the USA, just outside Boston. Dale had to come out here for 5 weeks to meet with clients and colleagues so we grabbed the opportunity for an extended family holiday. We get...
These cookies were a special request from Faith. She decided that she wanted cookies as an after school treat, which gave me the perfect excuse to bake! I added some milk chocolate chips to them, also at her request, but you could either leave them out or experiment and add other things – white chocolate...
Those of you who live locally in Hampshire may remember the old Whitely Shopping Outlet Village, which closed down a couple of years ago. Whenever I visited, it always felt a little sad and neglected, often like a ghost town. So, I was was very intrigued when I was invited a couple of weeks ago...
This week is National Vegetarian Week. To be honest, we don’t eat a lot of vegetarian food. We all love vegetables and eat a wide variety but, on the whole, they are usually an accompaniment or side dish. So, when I was challenged by Asda to go vegetarian for a week, I jumped at the...
Having taken a little blog holiday, I’m back and raring to go! Did you miss me? I’ll pretend you all chorused ‘Yes!’ – it’s good for the ego! I’m also excited to report that I have a new oven. A shiny new, oven that actually works! I don’t want to jinx myself here, but so...
I wrote this post in drafts at the start of the year and, typically, just as I get round to posting it, my oven breaks! We turned it on to preheat a few days ago but after a couple of minutes there was a flash of light, a loud pop and then nothing. It may...
Have you been busy baking ready for Christmas or are you still looking for some recipe inspiration? Either way, you should definitely join me over on twitter at 1pm tomorrow (Wednesday 19th Dec) as I will be hosting a twitter chat along with Tots100 and Stork. We are really looking forward to hearing all...
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...
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