Category bakings
Experimenting with Welsh cakes.
Welsh cakes were a request this morning from my dear darling husband. I had never made them before, but he had had some at Coffee #1 a couple of weeks ago and I think he was having flashback cravings. I went to the dear old BBC Good Food website, and there we go, looked fairly […]
Jam tarts…. Or what to do with leftover pastry and a whole load of bits of jam.
Before going away recently, I made a Bakewell tart, had some leftover pastry…. and no time to do anything with it. What to do? Well.. I did what I tend to do with leftovers. Stick them in the freezer and forget about them! 😉 But things can only live in the freezer for so long… […]
Flowerpot Cakes
One of my favourite shops to peruse for kitchen tat/ gadgets that I simply must have is Lakeland. On a visit to York, I excitedly wandered about admiring all and came out with (amongst other things) this: I have seen rolls, and cakes baked in actual terracotta flowerpots before, but this seemed much easier. I […]
#Echelon Birthday Cake.
My best friend Lizzie loves 30 Seconds to Mars. In quite a big way. So, of course the first thing that came to mind when trying to think of what to make her? A Triad. The idea for this cake took shape while I was on holiday, and when we got back I was to […]
Birthday Bakewell.
I have been suffering a lack of time this week. Alas. I hate weeks like that. I have been working on my little knitted item (started at the tea, cake, and craft party), the main part is complete and I am now working on the wardrobe. Post to follow when I have finished fiddling with […]
Stamped Shortbread.
Souvenirs I purchase on holiday fall into two categories, a) tat, such as magnets, snowglobes, and other high quality merchandise, and B) tat with more practical applications, local recipe books, aprons, gadgets…. While we were away in San Diego,we went here, and I came away with a Swedish recipe book, and a Rycraft Heirloom Cookie […]
Tea, Cake, and Craft day.
Today is an exciting day. It is not often you get to go craft for an afternoon, natter, and generally eat scrummy things, but today is one of those days! I am part of the Angry Knitters, which actually encompasses more than just knitting, indeed all manner of crafts can be done, although a lack […]
Peanut Butter/ Peanut Butter Cup Cookies.
I do not like Peanuts. I do not like Peanut Butter. But apparently it’s selfish to only make things I like, so having found this recipe online a while ago, someone at work requested I give it a go….. ———————————————————————————————————————– Chocolate Candy Cookies Recipe – taken from Bakerella.com Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour […]
What to do with 10 egg whites? Let’s have our fourth attempt at Macarons!
As mentioned, I have tried these before… A couple of times in fact, each time they sort of resembled Nipples. Seriously: So having lots of leftover egg whites from custard tart making, the time was right for a fresh attempt! This post also marks the first appearance of my lovely Mr M, or at least […]
Custard tarts… two ways.
It’s Portugal vs. England…. A few weeks ago I had a sudden craving for a custard tart……………………. Not any old uniform, mass produced offering, seen in the chilled section of the supermarket, but a proper pastéis de nata, a caramelised egg custard in a puff pastry case. I did in fact find one at the […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 