January 2012

Tate’s Cookies

A few years ago now I spent the summer in The Hamptons with my family, including my cousin who is over from America at the moment. During our time there we consumed so many Tate’s cookies. Using this recipe from the Tate’s cookbook we decided to recreate the memories by making a batch together. They took some

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Luisa’s Pigs

My lovely cousin is visiting from America and after seeing my baking from afar, wanted to sample something while she was here. I chose to make vanilla cupcakes. I themed them

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Cupcakes For Katy

I wanted to make something really cute for our friend Katy’s birthday and have been wanting to learn how to make sugar flowers for ages. So I bought some flower paste and followed the instructions in this year’s Great British Bake Off Book. It took a bit of practice but now my efforts resemble roses. I let them dry out for a few days and then used them to

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Oat and Apricot Cereal Bars

Happy New Year Everyone! Sadly January seems to be associated with healthy eating. After a month of inhaling chocolate and everything else I could get my hands on, I felt it was time to join in and at least snack better. I love cereal bars and find them an easy thing to eat in the morning, but I was tired of buying ones filled with sugar and who knows what else. So I found this recipe which had

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