Has Spring sprung? A cold weather insurance policy just in case…
I’m hopeful, after an entire day spent without significant rain or wind, some spells of sunshine and quite a lot of time spent without wearing my coat, that...
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Daring Bakers’ March 2014 Challenge - Nougat
It’s Daring Bakers’ posting time again. I had my daring moment a couple of nights ago, and I’m going to award my self 60% - a B pass, for what I created. A s...
Cranachan Cake
I used to have a food blog. I cooked stuff. I took (bad) photos. I wrote blog posts.That process doesn’t seem to be working so well at the moment!I still coo...
Mini-M’s Snapshot: Week 7
A rather early morning walk in Holyrood Park to Saint Anthony’s Chapel. A tactic of morning desperation to try to get Mini-M to have a long lie - but even th...
Mini-M’s Meerkat
A few days ago I got to work and discovered Mini-M’s Meerkat in my handbag. I have to confess it wasn’t actually a massive surprise, since in that super unsu...
Stained-Glass Your Living Room!
Want a multicoloured, immensely satisfying way to entertain a toddler, yourself, and bathe your living room in a rainbow glow? What’s not to like really ther...
Homebrew Everything Cookies
For part of Mr E’s Christmas present, I made him a Pinterest board of beer related recipes. (It’s here, if anyone is interested!). Don’t worry, that’s not al...
Beautiful Bread: Daring Bakers’ February 2014 Challenge
It’s Daring Bakers’ posting day again - I remembered in the nick of time. It would have been a shame to be late with this one, since I’m more than a little b...
Are pancakes a staple food?
They pretty much are in ours.Mini-M is a big pancake fan. In fact they were one for her first favourite foods, which I exploited by chucking a whole load of ...
An edible Valentine
It’s Valentines day on Friday. We have a card covered in glitter and all things red and hearty home from nursery to prove it.In case you’ve not had such a su...