If you are one of those people who completely shuns Christmas until December, please, look away now. I shamelessly admit to loving Christmas and (almost) everything that comes with it. Yes, I confess, my tree went up last night a whole 5 days before the start of advent – shock horror! I’d originally planned these…
Month: November 2012
Two Great Years – Vanilla and Chocolate Chip Anniversary Cake
I’ve been away a lot with work in the past couple of weeks (7 nights away out of the past 12, groan!) so decided a while back we’d have a nice little celebration cosied up at home, nice dinner, bottle of wine, Christmas film on the TV (can’t believe I’ve got my own way and…
Afternoon Tea at The Delaunay, Covent Garden
A couple of weeks ago I spent a chilly Saturday in London catching up with some old friends. We’d decided in advance that the afternoon tea was a must for the day, and on recommendation, booked a table at The Delaunay, in Covent Garden. Located on leafy Aldwych, The Delaunay is a European Cafe Restaurant…
Flash Bang! Firework Pinwheel Cookie Pops
Happy bonfire night! Remember, remember the 5th of November… I’m happy to say we got the whole bonfire and fireworks thing out the way on Friday night, leaving me to enjoy a Monday evening curled up on the sofa, munching happily on these pretty cookie pops I made over the weekend. Originally I was going…
Perfectly Petite Pumpkin Pie
(and it’s low-fat too!) If last weeks pumpkin was a baby, this weeks is truly a monster. (Last weeks carving had started to sag a little, I love how it looks like a gummy old man pumpkin 🙂 ) The monster in the background was home-grown by my dad, and even though he claims they…
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