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Secret Cappuccino Cupcakes

Yesterday morning Mini-M decided she wanted to have an early nap, and was snoozing again by 9am. Not that I was complaining - I used the unexpected opportuni...

A Picture A Day: Week 3

Week three, and the photos continue - am secretly quite impressed with myself that I have not given up yet, and not cheated (apart from the 8-into-1 panorami...

A Proliferation of Parsnips

Parsnips... a veg that up until recently I would have sworn I hated, mainly because I think they taste of soap. And to be honest, if you just give me some co...

A Picture A Day: Week 2

Hmmm - so much for my plan of posting again this week before installment 2 of my daily photos. Best laid plans and all that. It's been a busy week, back to t...

Christmas Baking

So, this festive season was full of baking and general kitchen happiness, which was a lot of fun in the making, and tasty in the eating. Pictures were duly t...

Chocolate Olive Oil Torte

The lengths I will go to for a chocolatey, cakey hit are reasonably extreme, it turns out, and well into the realms of experimental baking! Most bought dairy...

Crostata: November Daring Bakers

Can’t believe it’s Daring Bakers’ posting time again - it’s flown by with crazy speed and donuts seem a distant memory…The 2010 November Daring Bakers’ chall...

Greggs Eat Your Heart Out (Lentil Pasties)

Can’t believe it’s almost a month since I last posted - it only seems like a few days! I really wanted to get a normal post in before the next Daring Bakers ...