It was my friend Nina’s birthday today and I offered to make her a cake as a gift, and she eagerly said yes please! A chocolate cake was requested and as I had an abundance of Smarties left from Jenson’s second birthday cake that I made for his party (post still to follow about that!), … [Read more…]
So Easter is over, although with the amount of chocolate we still have in our house, I think we could easily have an egg hunt for all our friends as the chocolate seems to be never ending! There is something extra yummy about a chocolate easter egg though, but even so it is all too … [Read more…]
It was Jenson’s 5th birthday last Wednesday and he had very specific instructions as to what he would like for his two birthday cakes this year (his second cake was made for his party on Saturday – more to be revealed in another post!).
This comforting Slow Cooker Beef in Ale Stew is perfect for when the weather turns colder and you want a meal that you can leave to cook by itself in the slow cooker. Wet and windy days like today are perfect for getting your slow cooker out, or putting a stew in a casserole dish … [Read more…]
I love using my slow cooker. It makes meat dishes so succulent and tasty and I love how you can just throw a load of ingredients in the bowl, turn it on for however many hours and simply leave it alone while your slow cooker/crock pot does all the hard work for you.