I love making birthday cakes for my boys on their birthdays, they are a real labour of love because they usually do take a long time to make from start to finish. I am not complaining about this, because I enjoy seeing my idea come to life and I especially enjoy seeing the look on … [Read more…]
Having been away for the weekend, I spent the day today washing (but not drying grrrr to the rain we had all day!), unpacking and food shopping. I noticed that some apples were looking a little sorry for themselves in my fruit bowl before I headed to the supermarket, so I decided to make an … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago I received an unexpected delivery in the post, of some South African apples and pears inside a lovely and roomy cool bag, which I have had lots of use out of for picnics ever since.
When I was pregnant with my first child, my friends and former work colleagues arranged a surprise baby shower for me. It was completely and utterly a total surprise and shock to see so many of my lovely friends gathered in one place to celebrate the imminent arrival of my baby. It is hard to believe … [Read more…]
A cake made with cucumber and mint! Have I gone mad??? Well, I think some of the mums at my playgroup thought so last week when I took it in to be eaten. It was a cake which definitely divided opinion, however, once they tried a slice, they did change their mind and only one … [Read more…]