We like to make things in this house… well, not all the time, we can open packets and buy pre-prepared stuff with the best of them (chicken-on-a-stick,…… Read more “Edited highlights: Pancakes, date loaf and Swedish foodstuffs”
Category: Baking Adventures
Election day bake
Well today is Election day and I’ll be going to our local primary school to vote and serve at the cake stall/sausage sizzle. This time, I didn’t…… Read more “Election day bake”
7 Halloween cupcake recipes… an Alexcellent roundup.
Halloween is tonight but you’ve just got time to bake some last-minute cupcakes. Here are some spooky-but-cute Halloween treats from around the web if you’re needing some…… Read more “7 Halloween cupcake recipes… an Alexcellent roundup.”
Recipe: Apricot and oat slice
I aways want something sweet after dinner, or sometimes in the afternoon with a cup of tea. I found this recipe in The Biggest Loser trainer Tiffiny…… Read more “Recipe: Apricot and oat slice”
Edited Highlights: Sugar, blossoms, cake and colouring-in
Time to catch up on the past month with a series of snapshots that seem to be mostly food and floral. I snuck away from my desk…… Read more “Edited Highlights: Sugar, blossoms, cake and colouring-in”
Fun with puff pastry: easy apricot turnovers and mini chocolate croissants
On Winter weekends I like to do what I can to improve my baking skills. This particular Sunday I decided to make apricot turnovers and a few…… Read more “Fun with puff pastry: easy apricot turnovers and mini chocolate croissants”
Warm choc-cherry coconut muffins
The mornings are getting chillier and the days shorter, reminding me that Winter is almost here. That means muffin season! Either as a sneaky treat with hot…… Read more “Warm choc-cherry coconut muffins”
Baking with yoghurt: Mango and vanilla yoghurt cake with white chocolate ganache
I love cake, but in my efforts to be healthier, I’ve been thinking about ways I could reduce the fat. No butter? Yes, it is possible to…… Read more “Baking with yoghurt: Mango and vanilla yoghurt cake with white chocolate ganache”
Edited highlights: chocolate pudding, snowdrops and other ordinary joys
I realise I seem to have developed a theme here in the past few weeks, namely involving snow, fake or otherwise, and chocolate. Well it IS winter! With all…… Read more “Edited highlights: chocolate pudding, snowdrops and other ordinary joys”
Easter 2014: in search of hot cross buns and cross ninja-bread men
There are many things I love about Easter: all the new-life symbolism, holidays, seeing family and friends, the first hint of Autumn weather, the Easter show, the Easter Sunday…… Read more “Easter 2014: in search of hot cross buns and cross ninja-bread men”
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