christmas baking

I wanted to find a way to thank MyPlaySpace for asking me to do some of their photography this year I knew exactly what to do – turn mini gingerbread houses into their playhouse. They are the most adorable size (I put a few Quality Street in a photo for context), about 3 inches. I cut and baked the gingerbread using this template. Then I outlined and …

Christmas Sweaters (Jumpers) might be one of the best things about Christmas. The uglier the better. Every year I indulge in a novelty sweater normally from here, and this year was no exception. Last night my sister and I gathered all our friends to celebrate the festive season with a Christmas Sweater party. It was so much fun and everyone looked so cute in …

I seem to have started my own tradition of making mince pies on Christmas Eve, mostly because I always run out of time earlier in the week. This year I used Waitrose filling and Bill Granger’s pastry which you can see how to make here. Last year I just did stars but this time  I pretty much …

Back in November I did a post about the making of our Christmas Pudding and yesterday we finally got to eat it. We poured a load of brandy on top and lit it while it was still warm. We had …