Where has this last week gone? In the blink of an eye another family birthday is upon me and I am now planning a birthday cake for my eldest daughter. I have been told what she would like so fingers crossed I can do it justice. I am being such a “busy little bee” right…
Although Christmas has been and gone and we have probably had way too many chocolate and sweet things over the festive period I am still in the chocolate mood? The Savoury Bakes last week were an attempt to steer me away from the sweet bakes but it hasn’t worked. Don’t get me wrong I loved…
What more can I say but it is “National Apricot Day” today and I love apricots. Whether dried, tinned or fresh I just love them. Apricots are so versatile as an ingredient because you can use them in savoury and sweet recipes. The apricots add a touch of subtle sweetness to whatever you use them…
Where has this half term gone? It seems like ages ago that the children finished for the Christmas holidays but it has only been a few days. I have been looking forward to the break as much as they have, so much so, that I shut the webshop just to make sure I had a…
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” in my house but we don’t even have the tree up yet. I’m blaming it on the baking as my kitchen smells divine as do my clothes. I think my new perfume should be “eau de chocolate” as my youngest child can’t stop cuddling me and has…
Ohhhh, it is the middle of November already and I haven’t really done as much as I would like to in the “Christmas shopping department” yet. For the last few years I have been so organised and everything has been wrapped and ready to go well before Christmas Eve. This year, the moving house has…
