Sunday – a beautiful day. We took the boys to Whistlelandpound this morning for a bike ride and run about in the woodland. It was great fun and worked up an appetite for a slow cooked sausage casserole which we enjoyed when we got home. This afternoon the boys and I made some Christmas … [Read more…]
Last Sunday we took the boys to Whistlandpound which is a resevoir on the edge of Exmoor just a 20 minutes car journey for us. Funnily enough, we visited here a year ago and I recall that when we were there last year, I thought to myself we must take the boys next summer as … [Read more…]
Going to the dentist is something I have never worried about even as a child as luckily for me I have not had any really horrid experiences or procedures, and, touch wood, have only ever had to have one chipped tooth repaired with a cap. An accident which occurred while eating a Cadburys chocolate eclair … [Read more…]
I really love making cakes (as if you had not already guessed!), but I have not made many themed celebration cakes. It is not because I do not have the ideas , I have plenty, it is just that I am no good with using fondant icing having not had any training or much practice, … [Read more…]
I have recently been sent a couple of new titles form Paragaon books and with Christmas approaching I think they would both make ideal sticking fillers for the foodie fan in your house/circle of friends. Make it in a Jar is a collection of recipes and gift ideas that can be….. erm well made in a … [Read more…]