For the love of food
I think maybe one of the reasons people think bread baking must be hard is that there are often so many steps in the recipe. In truth though, most of those steps require as much work as covering a bowl and sitting down with a cup of tea and your favourite book. The list may [...]
You just might have caught on to the fact that I like to make food for special occasions. I also like to invent special occasion to make food. I made it through the day without burning myself = special dinner (not last night I burned myself on the stove… those bars are hot even after [...]
I love Birthdays and not just my own. I love everyone’s Birthday, in fact I’m really a lover of any special occasion. Now that I think about it I might be a lover of any occasion that involves the giving/receiving or eating of special food. I love any excuse to make something a little bit [...]
I heard a vicious rumour the other day. Apparently cupcake are very uncool. I beg to differ. What could possibly be uncool about a cake, usually quite pretty, that you get entirely to yourself and comes in a cute little wrapper that catches the crumbs? The only thing I don’t like about cupcakes is it’s [...]
Call me crazy but I really love hosting parties from a little intimate dinner to a 20-30 people baby shower. As long as I’m organised, I’m pretty good at staying stress free and pulling it off smoothly. It’s when I’m without a plan that I tend to break down in a stress heap that involves [...]
I hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful Mother’s day yesterday and were treated and spoilt by all their children. This cake was inspire by my grandma who told me the other day how much she loves anything rosewater flavoured. Naturally I had to give this recipe a go. Lots and lots of [...]
When I saw this cake over at I am baker I had to make it. My grandma loves hydrangeas, so with mother’s day coming up, I thought this would be the perfect present. For a first attempt I think it turned out beautifully (if I don’t say so myself). If you’re ever after simple yet [...]
I am Claire & I love food. Here you'll find my favourite recipes, tips, tricks, restaurants & plates full of frivolity with the odd crafty post. New inspiration posted daily.
