I haven't meal planned in an age. I have barely cooked properly in weeks aside from the odd day either and I miss it. Another thing is that my weight-loss attempts have somewhat fallen by the wayside and I have been very stubbornly stuck at 71.7kg for weeks (so stuck that I was actually happy… Continue reading Meal Planning Monday
Category: Food
I Am In Love
I got a big and very welcome surprise at Christmas - in the shape of a Kenwood Chef stand mixer and accessories. I have been lusting after a mixer for years and it's even better than I thought it was going to be - and I am saying that before I've even attempted to make… Continue reading I Am In Love
Garlic, Cheese & Smoked Sausage Tear & Share Loaf ~ #GreatBloggersBakeOff
I have never made bread from scratch before - I have only really used the bread mixes you buy in the supermarkets about three times and with varying success. I missed Bread Week during GBBO, I can't remember why but I did, which meant that my bread baking cherry was still very much intact -… Continue reading Garlic, Cheese & Smoked Sausage Tear & Share Loaf ~ #GreatBloggersBakeOff
How To Bake A Dalek (and how NOT to!)
It was Caius's birthday last weekend and I have been hatching a plan for a few months. You see, one of my 101 things in 1001 days was to organise a themed birthday and I suddenly realised I was running out of birthdays before my deadline in April. Then I saw the Lakeland range of… Continue reading How To Bake A Dalek (and how NOT to!)
Soul Cakes (Recipe)
Yesterday (November 2nd) was All Souls Day - a day traditionally set aside for the commemoration and celebration of the dead. There are all sorts of traditions around the world for All Souls Day, from pilgrimages to graveyards to leaving supper out for the dead at bed time. One European tradition is the making, giving… Continue reading Soul Cakes (Recipe)

