Anyone who knows me shamefully well can attest that I can quite happily destroy a large, family sized, made-for-sharing-not-for-one bag of kettle chips in one sitting. It is a dreadful habit, but I only realise I’m at the point of no return when I briefly turn away from my current re-run of Gossip Girl to assess…
Why is it that baking feels like a process of pure alchemy at times? I often wonder, stood in my kitchen on a Saturday morning, cubing butter to ensure it softens quicker and surveying the counter full of ingredients how all of it could possibly become the finished article. It feels ever more apparent when…
New Year’s resolutions are funny old things aren’t they? I suppose it’s a way of getting over the heartbreak of packing away the Christmas decorations and saying goodbye to everything gingerbread flavoured, sealed in a promise that this year will be the one you’ll remember the most. I think the reason resolutions get such a…
When I started this blog nearly three years ago, I had no idea how much I would learn following that first moment I pressed publish. What started out as quick snaps of dinners and scones quickly grew into brainstorming ideas for flavour combinations, researching techniques like chocolate shards and spun sugar and gradually building up…