2017 Christmas Baking

December 2, 2017

So, it’s December, which means the Christmas baking blitz begins in earnest! This seems like a good time to remind …

Our Favourite Chocolate Custard Pudding

May 26, 2017

Today is Mr M’s birthday, so it seems a good time to post one of his (and all of our) …

November 13, 2016

I really don’t want to worry anyone, but I had to let all you bakers know that Stir Up Sunday is …

April 21, 2016

My sister enjoys my baking when she comes to visit, but generally doesn’t eat sweets. So, for quite a while, she …

March 31, 2016

Microwave cooking used to be quite a big thing. There were multiple books explaining the techniques to make a ‘roast’ …

December 12, 2015

This cake, in our family called simply Kakaós, is one of the recipes handed down from my mother’s mother that has …

December 17, 2014

I’ve never been very keen on rum balls. There are probably a variety of reasons for this, but I mostly …

October 14, 2014

During my childhood, while we did have special family recipes that were handed down, as well as more recent innovations of …

September 5, 2014

These biscuits are another of my early baking memories. I think the original recipe came from a free Diamond Walnuts (in …