On Saturday night I had a date with the girls to go out to dinner to celebrate a friends Birthday ! In anticipation of the arrival of said Birthday girl I decided to say “Happy Birthday” by way of gorgeous girly cupcakes! Yes, I do agree they look a little wonky, a little slap […]
It’s Wednesday so we all need a little lift. On Friday night last I made a batch of Raspberry and White Chocolate muffins. My intentions were pure, I was to bring them around to my friends house where the girls were gathering for lunch on Saturday. I did manage to bring them around, but not […]
I woke to a cold and damp April morning this morning. Its been a crazy couple of weeks for weather, we’ve had a spate of hail showers, one of which I was out running and got caught up in( painful experience) wind, rain, and today was just bitterly cold. I lounged in bed for ages, […]
Seeing as its Friday, and seeing that we have all worked super hard over the week, I have decided that its high time that we have something just a little indulgent to kick start the weekend.
Traditional Irish soda bread is what I craved most when I lived overseas. There is nothing more comforting then having homemade brown bread with lashings of butter and lovely, lovely jam washed down with a steaming mug of tea. Brown bread is another Irish institution, it is served (requested or not) with soup […]
On Friday night, I decided to try my hand at making my own Easter Eggs. Last year I was put to shame by Dave who went to great efforts to make me a personalised Easter Egg, meanwhile I tried to give him the slip in town, surreptitiously going into the nearest newsagent to buy […]
It seems vintage is now very much en-vogue. Granny chic is the new black. It has to be said that I am a big fan, I love vintage china, and plates, and if you were to walk into my home you would see old platters high up on display in the kitchen, some were […]
I noticed that I don’t have any recipes for dessert on my blog, so this weekend I decided to change tactic and turn my hand to creating a lovely baked Blueberry Cheesecake.
Ok, So last Friday was a bit hectic, but I did manage to make myself some brownies. This was more out of deep need to satisfy a craving I have had since the week before last, and I was resolutely determined to give into it! Looking for a great recipe for Brownies? then look no […]
