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…]
Sometimes you come across a beautiful and unique product that completely bowls you over from the first moment you see it. You just know from the look and feel of it that it will be a pleasure to own and when it is a children’s product, you cannot wait to show it to your little … [Read more…]
Making my own Christmas pudding is something I have only been doing since I was pregnant with Burton, and now it has become a tradition which I enjoy and very much look forward to each November (sometimes December like last year as we moved house at the end of November). Since Burton was two I … [Read more…]
I have to admit that my Sunday evenings are a little lack lustre again now that Downtown Abbey has come to a close once more. I am a big fan of the show and while to some (like my OH) it seems a little slow paced and maybe unexciting, to me that is fine, as … [Read more…]