christmas

The run up to Christmas has been hectic, trying to see everyone, do everything and of course bake everything I wanted to. So today it was so nice to relax, sleep in late (accidentally), not rush anything and enjoy the day with my family. I thought I’d share a couple of highlights from my day including the Christmas cake I made decorated with a personalised cake topper, the incredible wrapping from my sister, Christmas cupcakes 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 …