Recipe – Mini Carrot and Cranberry Loaves
I love a big chunk of carrot cake, topped with a cream cheese icing, and when I saw these mini loaf cases I thought it would be good to make a miniature version of the cake I love so much. I wanted...
View ArticleToo Much Eating Out!
It has been a funny old week with some celebrating and commiserating and lots of eating out! I mentioned earlier in the week that I had some travel vaccinations done. Well, I was meant to be going to...
View ArticleA London Weekend
We spent this weekend seeing friends in London and as always managed to fit a lot in. It started as all good train journeys should; with good coffee and a pastry – I am slightly obsessed with these...
View ArticleOur Birthday/ Anniversary Camping Trip!
We got home last night from the most amazing and relaxing mini-break camping along the Dorset coastline. Ian surprised me with the trip for my 29th birthday (last year in my twenties….aargh!)then it...
View ArticleRecipe – Chocolate, Cherry and Banana Bread
Rainy weather like we are experiencing today calls for comfy clothes (preferably pyjamas!), good TV and lots of tea and cake. I was facing that age-old problem of what to do with some rather...
View ArticleOur London Break (Warning: lots of food photos!)
Ian and I have just got home after a wonderful few days away in the big smoke. He has gone off for a run whereas I have chosen a cuppa, a catch-up of this week’s Apprentice and sorting through my...
View ArticleAn Easy-Peasy Breakfast Treat
After tomorrow, I have one more week of work left before we break up for the Christmas holidays. Given how chilly it is first thing in the morning and how hard it is to get out of a warm and cosy bed,...
View ArticleRestaurant Review – The Diner, Dalston
Just as everyone is turning to a diet of kale and quinoa , I am going to tempt you back to the dark side with a very tempting restaurant review! Ian and I visited The Diner in Dalston for a late...
View ArticleRecipe – Overnight Oats
So I have become one of those non-dairy, Kilner jar-using, superfood-eating people who prepares breakfast the night before and spends a small fortune on trendy seeds….£8 bag of chia seeds, I’m looking...
View ArticleRecipe – Sugar-Free Banana Pancakes
After a week or so on my sugar-free attempt, I was really craving something sweet and pudding-like. I was browsing through some recipes and found these two ingredient pancakes which are so simple and...
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