Personalised Alphabet Pavlova Letters What could make your guests feel more special than a personalised alphabet pavlova with their own initial? Pimp up this easy summer dessert by spooning (or piping) the meringue into alphabet letter shapes before baking and serving.First make the meringue mixture using my foolproof ultimate chewy meringue recipe. This volume of mix made me 8 letters of … Read More
Pimp up your Chocolate Cake with Homemade Chocolate Jazzies
Homemade Chocolate Jazzies These homemade chocolate jazzies elevate a plain chocolate cake (if there is such a thing) into the big league. They are very quick and easy to make – and create a bit of a wow impact for virtually no effort. (Especially for bakers like me who can’t ice). If you use decent chocolate these are so much … Read More
Brioche Pate Heart Nibbles
Brioche Pate Heart Nibbles Regular visitors to this blog may know that it was our families turn this year to host the Hogmanay (New Years Eve) party. For the starter that night I planned to make a thai fish soup that I had eaten at a friends house a month before. The soup was made….but about 2 hours before guests arrived I tasted … Read More
Hand Made Gold Jam Jar Glasses
Hand Made Gold Jam Jar Glasses This year, it was our turn to host the New Years Eve party. Over the last few year we have crept up in numbers to 24: 5 families, with 10 adults and 14 children between us. The adults will be eating in the dining room, while the kids will be having pizza and garlic … Read More
Halloween Food Ghostly Quesadillas
Halloween Food Ghostly Quesadillas Halloween food! Its that time of year again, when my kids indulge my desire to theme all foods around the house. (They are especially indulgent if that themed food happens to be chocolate!) Unlucky today kids. – No chocolate. Lunch is Ghostly Quesadillas. Tortillas are the perfect vehicle for some halloween shapery, because they are so easy … Read More