I am off to see family tomorrow, and I don’t like to go empty handed. As it was Valentine’s Day recently, I felt something heart-shaped would be an appropriate theme. I could have gone for regular heart-shaped cookies, but wanted something a little more special. Something like shortbread. Shortbread’s origins are much like my husbands…
I have a nephew with a birthday coming up shortly, and like all good nephews, he likes superheroes … and robots. Robots I will come to later, but for now, let’s cover the superheroes. I will be doing a cake, but I wanted to accompany this with some cookies, something that he will be able…
Fruit curds are more commonly made with citrus fruits, and unlike jam are cooked with sugar, egg, and a little butter. I think Lemon Curd is the one most people are familiar with. Other popular flavours are Lime or Clementine, but I have heard that passion fruit curd is delightful . Lemon curd is extremely…
You may have not heard of Kruidnoten before, but they are a traditional Dutch biscuit eaten at Sinterklaas (5th December). They are spiced very similarly to Speculaas, another Dutch biscuit. Kruidnoten (spice nuts) are not to be mistaken for Pepernoten (pepper nuts). Pepernoten are square and chewy, where as Kruidnoten are round and crunchy. In…
There are dozens and dozens of websites out there showcasing the best in sugar cookie decoration. I confess I have been trawling through them a lot recently with envious eyes. I wish I had a fraction of their skill, but to be fair, they have been doing it a lot longer than me. Icing sugar…
Those that have known me for a little while will know that for a few years now I have made edible Christmas gifts. I always find gift buying so stressful. I never knew what to get people, and always feared that what I did get would end up either in a charity shop or gathering…
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