I got really excited when walking down the health aisle at our local supermarket. You see, they had sugar free digestive biscuits. I have never even tasted a ‘normal’ one before but I knew that I wanted to make a … Continue reading
This month, the I made it challenge set by Blue Jelly Beans was for croissants and pain au chocolat. I had already made croissants using a Viennese recipe and so I decided for the pain au chocolat I would use … Continue reading
I was recently invited to take part in Sourdough Surprises but unfortunately their reveal day is the same day as my Group C reveal day for SRC. So as to not ‘miss’ out on this month’s challenge, I decided to go ahead … Continue reading
When I was younger I had an Italian friend Rosanna, and I spent a lot of time at her house. We would often enjoy a spoonful (or three) of nutella, right out of the jar and I thought that this … Continue reading
There is a company here in South Africa, called The Fudge Factory, and you can watch them churn out huge portions of various flavoured fudges. For our first Christmas together, and before I knew I was sucrose intolerant, Dave gave … Continue reading
I’ve wanted to make chocolate pasta for quite some time now and when I saw this month’s We Should Cocoa challenge on Blue Kitchen Bakes I decided this was the weekend to get it done. There was a bit of … Continue reading
I have wanted to make a marble cake for quite some time now, but every time I bake my usual cake I forget to leave out the cocoa and then I don’t feel like making a second lot of batter. … Continue reading
I am always up for a challenge, especially one issued by Yuppiechef, the company responsible for most of the bling in my kitchen. Before you can make cake pops, you have to bake a sponge cake (or buy one if … Continue reading
This month, my SRC assignment arrived in my inbox during a very busy period. I had appointments with Doctors, Optometrists etc. for my annual check ups, and I left the email lurking until I had a few spare moments to peruse A … Continue reading
I think that sometime in the past ten years I became old fashioned. I am not sure if this has anything to do with getting married and settling down – or in my case, settling down and getting married, or … Continue reading