Baking

Even when I’m happy with a recipe that I have, I am always willing to try new ones to see how they compare. This weekend, it was the world of financiers that I ventured into again.

The same type of baked good, the result was vastly different to what I had expected - not that this [...]



Every bite of these chocolate laden discs is one of sheer pleasure

This was the exclamation from my brother after I’d consumed one of these chocolate chocolate-chip discs of doom, and he was absolutely right. Those who know me know that I’m not one of ‘those’ chocaholics - you know the ones, with noses tuned to [...]



This lemon tart was beautiful, and easily made up for my strawberry tart disappointment!

After my previous heartbreak, I decided to sit down and research before making my next tart to ensure that it would be a delicious success - after the strawberry tart fiasco, I couldn’t bear anything but perfection from my next attempt in [...]



“There’s a tortoise right behind us and he’s treading on my tail!” - Lewis Carroll

That’s right, I drew that amazing display of artwork, down to every stripe on the whiting’s fins - awe and wonder at my graphical prowess!

(I can see that giant question mark hovering above your head, you know!)

Okay, so what food item [...]



I am a ridiculously obsessed Monty Python fan, as are most of the lasses in my closest group of friends. In fact, we are so obsessed that for a few years there, we would have conversations which consisted of nothing but Monty Python quotes, such as
“Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of [...]