So yesterday we went and chose our Christmas trees – yes plural! We like to have a larger one in the lounge and a small one in the kitchen. I mean if you can’t be frivolous at this time of year, when can you be? Plus we like to choose trees with more ‘character’ and … [Read more…]
I love the fact that now we are at the end of November, I can start making and posting Christmas related recipes. Last week I made a chocolate traybake cake and seeing as I had some peppermint candy canes left in my cupboard, from making a peppermint cake a few weeks ago, I decided to … [Read more…]
Having had our Christmas fayre at school yesterday, I have decided to face up to the fact that Christmas is really not that far away now. For me the 1st December marks the start of my own official countdown to Christmas, and is of course the start of advent.
With the Great British Bake Off and my bloggers bake along now finished for another year, *sobs* , you would think it would be a chance to wind down and relax and maybe even take a little cake making break? Ha! As if! I am still baking as much as I was during the series, … [Read more…]
Christmas is only 10 weeks away now, and although that seems like quite a while yet, before we know it it will be here, and I am hoping to be a bit more organised this year. I have already started buying gifts for my two boys, I started back in August picking up sale items … [Read more…]