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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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When I was thinking about how to present this post I realised that I was likely to come across as rather fickle. Or as I prefer to think about it, “taking a balanced view”. Seeing both sides of the issue. Yes, both of those sound much better than “fickle”. More mature & grown up (although [...]
Another year has passed and the girl has just had another birthday. Where exactly does the time go? I know people say that all the time but I’m really feeling it at the moment. Seriously. I distinctly remember writing this post about her pink & sparkly birthday cake, and here I am again with another birthday [...]
Hello world, it’s been a while.
What can I say? Life has been busy to the power of 10. I have been cooking – a LOT – but having the time to set up & take photos and even begin to think about writing has been a non-existent luxury. So I’ve had to attempt to [...]
Take 2 children and 1 adult, all chocolate lovers. Suggest an Easter egg colouring session, followed by a bit of photography. Oh yes, and add the promise of some nice chocolates to sample once the eggs are coloured and some photos are taken. What do you get?
What you get is good intentions quickly descending [...]
Do you ever get stuck in a cooking rut? I don’t necessarily mean this to be a bad thing as rut dishes can be as equally delicious as new dishes. What I mean by “rut” is making the same things again and again because they’re tried, tested, & well loved or safe bets for picky eaters or quick [...]
There are certain things I get a real child-like excitement about baking . Chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate ganache. Any kind of bread/yeast product. I’ve made these things over and over and still feel this sort of gleeful anticipation before making them. I think with the first two it’s because they’re just soooo good (and honestly, who [...]
The word “best” can be defined as follows: of the highest quality, excellence or standing. That’s saying something, isn’t it? Taking this definition into account, calling my post (and the subject thereof) The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever would seem to be quite a bold statement. After all, there are zillions of “best ever” recipes, cookbooks, columns [...]
I must say I’m developing a bit of a love/hate relationship with these Daring Bakers’ Challenges. Every month since I’ve joined the Daring Bakers the process has gone something like this:
Excitedly open and read the challenge on the first of the month Either a) love or b) hate it on first sight Promptly avoid [...]
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 [...]
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