Tea – a drink with bread and jam

It was MIL’s birthday yesterday, so for something a little different we took her for afternoon tea – for half price!  Having been a bit thrifty over the last few months I’ve been collecting points on Anchor butter in order to claim rewards. Initally it was my intention to try and get some kitchen equipment … Continue reading →

Eating Up Christmas

It’s hard to believe that Christmas was  6 weeks ago now (though some would say it is only  46 weeks away!).  I’ve just eaten the last mince pie and thought I’d do a mini stock take of all the food that we still have to eat… Food we bought/made: 1/2 christmas cake tin of Celebrations chocolates … Continue reading →

Baking, but not food!

On Tuesday I spent a day in the kitchen but did not produce anything edible. Having seen these rather lovely looking decorations on Pinterest I thought I’d give it a go.  For some reason I decided to double the mixture and ended up with loads. Initially my stamping was a bit ropey but it got … Continue reading →

Baking

Yesterday I seemed to spend most of the day baking.  It was Matthew’s birthday and despite seeming to spend the whole weekend celebrating and already having a lot of food in the house (leftovers from a dinnerparty on Saturday and youth group on Sunday) I decided to bake him a cake. Two years ago, at his … Continue reading →