Goodbye 2008!
on Dec 31, 2008 in 2008 Favourites Just a few hours to go until we ring in the New Year! I have really enjoyed blogging this year and have chosen a favourite recipe from each month to look back on. January - Christmas isn't Christmas without a squidgy chocolate log. February - I di

Merry Christmas 2008!
on Dec 26, 2008Hope you all had a lovely day! Ours was brilliant, and the best thing? Everyone was well, not a cough or sniffle to be seen! For the mince pies, I used a jar of the mincemeat that I had left over from last Christmas. Merry Christmas Everyone! ♦...

Triple Chocolate Christmas Pudding Cookies
on Dec 11, 2008 in Chocolate Cookies/biscuits Baking Christmas My list of recipes to make from food bloggers is multiplying quite happily. I know I keep saying "I must try this" or "I'm definitely making that", and I have the feeling that I'm not the only one! Sometimes y

Winter Cranberry Cupcakes
on Dec 5, 2008 in Fruit Baking Muffins/Cupcakes Christmas Art You Eat My mum must get so fed up with me. Whenever I pop over to see her, I always take a peek through her cookery books. She has quite a few that I don't have, and some are very old. Just after Christmas last year, I noticed that she had an old Sainsbury&#

BBC Good Food Show - part 2
on Dec 1, 2008 in BBC Good Food Show For all of you who didn't get to go to the BBC Good Food Show this year, here are a few of the stands to tempt you for next year! Not food, but I wouldn't have been there myself if I hadn't been invited by Miele, the kitchen appliance spe

An Invitation to the BBC Good Food Show - part 1
on Nov 29, 2008 in BBC Good Food Show About Me Food blogging does have its occasional perks, the odd product to sample, a cookbook to review, or (and this is the foodie's dream) a day out at the Birmingham BBC Good Food Show courtesy of one of their sponsors, kitchen appliance specialists, Miele.

A cookie is not just for Christmas!
on Nov 23, 2008 in Nuts Fruit Cookies/biscuits Baking I know it's still only November, but I'm looking for (dare I say it) Christmas ideas already! Last year, the one food blogging event that I found most inspirational was Food Blogga's Eat Christmas Cookies. There were so many new and differe