Iced Gems

Iced Gems

So were you an icing first person, or a biscuit first person? Or were you one of those rare creatures that ate an Iced Gem whole? I was a biscuit first, saving the sweet icing until last. I have always felt that anything with frosting on is only there as a vehicle for the frosting….

Homemade Halloumi

Homemade Halloumi

I bought my husband a halloumi making kit for Christmas. We finally got around to having a go with it a few weeks ago. It didn’t go well. The instructions were fairly vague, I think due to a bad translation, and the supplied equipment wasn’t really up to much. Not to be deterred, I did…

The Walking Bread

The Walking Bread – coming soon!

Ladies and Gents, as those who know me personally will attest, I am a HUGE fan of The Walking Dead. I am also a fan of bread, so imagine my delight and wonder when I heard about the forthcoming book from the same people that brought you Baking Bad and Game of Scones – THE…

Städter Rodonkuchen

Review: Städter Rodonkuchen

The lovely folks at meincupcake.de got in touch a little while ago, and asked if I would like to take a look at some of their products.  I have ordered from them in the past, so of course I said yes. Straight out of the box, the Städter Rodonkuchen pan appears nice and heavy. I…

Review: Sweet and Vicious: Baking With Attitude

Libbie Summers sounds like my kinda gal. Her advice at the beginning of the book is be fearless, be inspired, be creative, and most importantly, have fun. The subtitle of this recipe book is Baking With Attitude and I have to say I like anyone that does anything with attitude. It is an approach I…