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On a Love Affair with Lisbon

The man & I spent a long weekend in Lisbon recently. Just the 2 of us; no kids. It has to happen occasionally.

I had been to Lisbon once before. The first time I really had no idea what to expect and was completely captivated by the place. It was January, cold and damp in [...]

On a Blog’s Birthday

Dearest blog,

You are officially 2 years old today. That’s 731 days (as we are in the midst of a leap year). That’s quite a milestone and we must celebrate, since I must rather shamefully admit that I don’t think we celebrated or even acknowledged your first birthday. So first of all…

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY!

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On Cinnamon Rolls for the Soul

One of my favourite movies of all time is Chocolat. It is one of the few non-kid DVDs that we own. The same goes for the book – I absolutely love it and it’s one of the few books I won’t give back to a charity shop. When much loved novels are made into movies [...]

On a Healthy Start to 2011

Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. No, I have not made a New Year’s resolution to become a physicist. I tried physics in high school and it was NOT one of my stronger subjects. Definitely not. But stretching things just a bit, I think this third [...]

On Daring Bakers and Stollen

The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family recipe and combined it with information from friends, techniques from Peter Reinhart’s book………and Martha Stewart’s demonstration.

My first experience with stollen, told in the style of Bridget [...]

On Two Kinds of Christmas Cookies

We all make mistakes in the kitchen, or at least I like to think we do. I certainly do. I’m not talking about deliberately making a change to a recipe or doing some random experimenting. I’m talking about misreading an amount or an ingredient in a recipe, or over/undercooking something, or trying to do too [...]

On Festive Baking and a Recipe Exchange

I remember when I was a kid my mum would spend hours upon hour baking, and then freeze what seemed like hundreds of plastic containers full of Christmas treats. Perfect little squares and Christmassy shapes and tarts and pies. I also remember her taping these containers shut with long strips of masking tape to dissuade curious kids and husband from [...]