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I’m not actually sure that I’ve ever made brownies before! So this was a bit of an experiment… I am a bit dodgy with nuts and many recipes use them in brownies so I have cobbled together a recipe that avoids them: wish me luck! Ingredients 5oz soft butter or margarine 7oz caster sugar 2 […]

One of the highlights of blogging has been the broadening of my horizons and the challenge to try new things. As I showed yesterday for My Sunday Photo, this weekend I have attended a chocolate workshop, something I never would have tried due a lack of confidence in myself and my ability! I was invited […]

I was invited to a chocolate extravaganza by a fellow blogger 🙂 Chocolates for Chocoholics has started to offer chocolate workshops and here I am proudly showing my name that I wrote in chocolate. More photos of my other creations to follow later!

Now Chris is back at work, I feel like Christmas is over even though the decorations are still up and the kids are still home 🙁 We are still finishing off the festive food and shops are selling some at a reduced price so here is what I have loved eating this Christmas! Let’s start […]

Chris and my dad share a birthday. In December. Cue panic double present buying… Christmas in our house doesn’t really get started until after their birthdays. As a child, we used to decorate the house with my grandparents the weekend closest to Dad’s birthday. Chris remembers something similar in his home when he was growing […]