How to Spend a Soggy Sunday
Even though it's Sunday, I'm up with the birds! It's grey and gloomy but it's still dry so I head out to pound the pavement sans rain jacket, after all it isn't raining - yet! Of course, it doesn't [Read More]
Nigella’s Totally Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 12 I'm a bit of a chocolate paradox. I love eating chocolate but chocolate baked goods and desserts are not my favourite. I make the exception for these cookies, though! Nigella says these [Read More]
Counting Down
This time next week, we'll know. One way or the other. The suspense is driving me up the wall and over the other side. However, I am not prepared to spend the next six days plutzing and trying to [Read More]
Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 36 Love at first bite – guaranteed! M&Ms mega and more-ish! Ingredients 125g butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ¼ cups (275g) firmly packed brown sugar 1 [Read More]
The Ta-Ta Tea
A big truck with an outsize engine revving up outside is my 5am wake up call. I'm not exactly thrilled at this rude awakening. While I try to return to the land of nod, I realise with horror that I [Read More]
Apple and Walnut Cake with Treacle Icing
Serves 10 This one bowl cake is perfect with a good cup of coffee or afternoon tea. It also makes great cupcakes! And don't get me started on that treacle icing, it's the [Read More]
Waxing Lyrical
Tonight I'm off to check out Sydney's new Madame Tussaud's. I haven't been to the London site since I was knee high to a grasshopper, so this is a bit of a blast from the past! My boss, Agata, has a [Read More]
The Rough with the Smooth
There's good news and bad news today. First off I have a date with the dentist. My old dentist was almost a dentist deity, I loved him so much, but then he went off and retired and left me desperate [Read More]
One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes
Everyone is going to love these chocolate cupcakes, not least because they are quick, easy and totally delicious. I love a good one bowl recipe and this one for chocolate cupcakes is no exception. [Read More]
Stress Less!
We have been without heating for 16 days now. With our flanelette pyjamas, thick bed socks and hooded dressing gowns, we look like a pair of arctic monkeys. I'm a bit over being multi layered, I just [Read More]
