For the last few years, I have taken to making and sending edible Christmas gifts. Rather than becoming a slave to the commercialism of the season, feeling obliged to spend money on gifts that people neither want or need, I decided to give people something they can enjoy – confectionery! First up in this year’s…
Earlier this week, I started work on a platter of Thanksgiving cookies as a surprise for my lovely friend Marguerite, who is not a native of these shores, but has moved to this sceptred isle from America. I am fairly sure that she gets homesick at times, so I wanted to make an effort to…
In hindsight, this probably wasn’t the best thing to make for a picnic. Cut up, the caramel is deliciously sticky which is not only complicated to eat, but also to transport. Fortunately, I cut the pieces small enough to make them only a couple of bites, which is all you need really as it is…
Yesterday was the book launch for acclaimed author Sarah Pinborough’s latest book, Poison. The book is an adult re-telling of the popular Snow White fairy tale, and I reviewed it recently over at my husband’s book review site, The Eloquent Page. Sarah asked me if I would make some apple cookies to give to guests…
I used the same Chocolate Sugar Cookie recipe for the Easter Cookies as I did for the Shamrocks the other day. Well… you have to have chocolate for Easter, right? I went for three different shapes – some Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies, and some cute little Easter Chicks. Click the thumbnails below for a larger…
Last weekend, I went to visit family in the Bristol area. I have a cousin who moved to Houston, Texas a few years ago when he married a delightful Texan lady. He was over for a visit, and my aunt threw a little family get-together. As this took place on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day,…
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