The deal between Mr Madnad and I this Valentine’s day was that he would make dinner of my choosing, and I would make a dessert of his choosing. I requested a chicken and bacon pasta with a sun-dried tomato pesto, and he requested a baked cheesecake. When anyone mentions a baked cheesecake, like me, you…
On my recent trip to the states, along with a suitcase full of spices, candy corn and pop tarts, I brought back a huge bottle of maple syrup. I have already had fluffy American-style pancakes for breakfast about 3 times, just so that I could douse them in maple syrup. There is still plenty left,…
Another year, and another birthday. I had adamantly said that I would not make my own cake like last year, but that went out the window when I spotted Tescos were selling Libby’s Pumpkin Purée. Previously, I have had to order this online and pay extortionately, but now it is much easier to explore my…
I imagine most of you are enjoying this prolonged stretch of hot weather, but I am one of the few that doesn’t particularly enjoy the heat. I have to confess, I am relishing the thought of autumn. There is one thing that summer has that is welcome however, and that is summer fruit! Before the…
I made these a few weeks ago, but have been busy with other things. These carrot cake cupcakes were made as a gift, as a surprise for friends that had been travelling. I love carrot cake. It has to be moist, and the spice level has to be just right, and for me, these are…
It was my mum’s birthday recently and she has a lactose intolerance. She loves her cake, and prior to her allergies, a lover of chocolate. I wanted to make her a cake, and it had to be chocolate. An American friend of mine passed me a recipe that used oil as the fat, and had…
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