For this months Random Recipes Dom has invited us to return to the first book we chose for his challenge and to once again randomly choose a recipe from it. I have to admit that I had a bi...
Its that time of year again - and I was trying to remember my most romantic meal. Hands down it has to be breakfast in bed, the fact that your loved one is willing to leave the warm nest extra ...
Dont you just love a gift that you can benefit from for ages after your birthday/Christmas/any special occasion? Well, Ive already told you about the fantastic gift my boys gave me for my birth...
Remember back in school, there was always a "cool" gang? They always had the coolest shoes, their socks were always casually half mast and they had boys signatures on their school bags ...
As you know I am one of the millions who start every new year with the intention of ending it weighing alot less - some years it happens, more years not! This year is no exception, and I felt i...
Im afraid that Im going to use the "R" word - I know I wont be popular, but its for your own good!!! Most of us make resolutions (there Ive said it!!) about being more organised - and I...
How long does it take to make a tradition? Some Christmas traditions come to us through our parents and grandparents, some probably from the idealised versions we see on T.V. (do fami...
I have been missing in action - sorry guys, Im suffering from a very bad case of "waywaywaytoomuchtodoitis& #34; which along with a chest infection has kinda floored me. Luckily I managed to...
This month Dom and Jac * have teamed up to challenge us to pick a random veggie soup recipe and prepare it for your enjoyment (and ours of course!). Dom has allowed us to choose our o...
Theres a new challenge on the blogging block, and I love a good challenge, so I was delighted when two exceptional bloggers came together to invite us to tea .... well to Tea Time Treats, and this mo...
It looks burned, doesnt it? Actually it didnt taste burned .... maybe it is the dark chocolate - very, very dark chocolate!!I was watching a re-run of Nigellas kitchen, and her Chocolate Chip B...
A number of years ago, a good friend told me that she had been the victim of domestic violence - she had suffered for years in silence, I think that the worst part for her was the isolation, being un...
I have mentioned Lilly Higgins new book Make Bake Love on a recent post and promised to do a review - over at her blog Stuff I Make, Bake, Love Lilly was saying that her book is sold o...
This year I recieved one of the best and most thoughtful birthday gifts ever from my boys - I have to admit that I might not be the easiest person in the world to buy for! But this year th...
Hope you all had a fantastic Halloween, and that there arent too many sugar hangovers out there!!! I have to admit to an addiction to sugary, fizzy childrens sweeties - so you can imagine...
This months Random Recipe Challenge was "Ill show you mine, if you show me yours", whereby Dom paired us up and another blogger gets to choose the recipe well cook (have a look at Doms i...
I have been looking forward to this months We Should Cocoa challenge - each month I have willed Choclette or Chele to nominate chilli as the companion in our monthly chocolate challeng...
Over at the delicious What Kate Baked, Kate has challenged us to bake something tasty for her Autumnal Baking Challenge - and the fruit that screams Autumn to me are blackberries, those del...
The Cake Slice Bakers have a new book, it is The Cake Book by Tish Boyle, and it is wonderful - I cant wait to get my teeth into it (literally!), some really interesting recipes in there, along ...
Eureka! Ive found it, Ive found the perfect chocolate cake recipe! Its delicious, its impressive and its way, way less work than it looks, and did I mention its delicious?Two layers of chocolat...
The P.R. fairies must know that I need some cheering up, as I recieved a number of exciting packages over that past few weeks - Catherine Fulvios new book (loving it so far), some yummy Skooby D...
Here in blogland we have a very significant event approaching, Cheles and Choclettes baby has reached the ripe old age of ONE! Yes, the wonderful We Should Cocoa has come of ...
For the final bake from Lauren Chattmans "Cake keeper Cakes" The Cake Slice Bakers have decided to each bake a cake that we have been drooling over during the past year of baking f...
Its been six months, six long, slow, heavy months since my sister, friend, confidant, rock, comrade-in-arms, died. Six months when every little thing takes twice the energy it used to. Si...
Its back to school time here in Ireland - and it made me think "who dreads going back more - the kids or the teachers??" At least the kids have all their friends to sweeten the pill, bu...
This months We Should Cocoa challenge was to create something lovely using both rose and chocolate. Choclette really does like to keep us on our toes!!My first thoughts were to team the ros...
After a long absence, and with apologies to my fellow Cake Slice Bakers, I am back for the penultimate cake from Lauren Chattmans "Cake Keeper Cakes", this month the bakers vo...
I have an admission ........ I cheated ........ but then I felt so guilty that I uncheated - I hope that Dom can forgive me - but at least I did the right thing in the end!!!You see it was like ...
I promise I havent had a blow to the head (!!) but I had a yen for some healthy, bright, crunchy food - something that yelled "summer" - a salad obviously, but not a claggy mayonnaise laden o...
I havent blogged in ages, and now I have to come back with an unmitigated failure! These apricot and chocolate muffins were just nasty, the actual muffins were rubbery and the apricots therein ...
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