This afternoon Squidge and I made a rainbow cake. I’ve been threatening to make this cake for a few weeks and today the stars and the moon aligned and we got cracking. Squidge was ridiculously excited about mixing the food color gels into the batter. I was ridiculously stressed about her mixing the food color… [Continue Reading]
the one with the cookies!
December 14, 2010 By 8 Comments
I’m crap at making cut out cookies! They always turn into big blobs but not this time!! first we mixed our ingredients then we chilled and chose our cookie cutters. baked and cooled. decorated. stopped for a bit of a taste– just to make sure it’s all OK. added eyes with edible marker on “the angel Gabriel”.… [Continue Reading]
the one where you are what you eat.
October 27, 2009 By 7 Comments
Yesterday I watched Dispatches on Channel 4. The program was about what is in your breakfast, but it also went into product labeling and how misleading they are. To say that I was shocked by the program would be an understatement. As a stay at home mom we live a very 1950’s life, or so… [Continue Reading]
Cookies!
May 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Betty Crocker I luvre you! Since moving to England I usually make all my baked goods from scratch. The lack of an aisle dedicated to all things Betty was a bit of a shock when I first arrived. They do have a couple of packaged baked goods here but nothing that’s familiar. The other day… [Continue Reading]
Busy busy bee
March 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’m still here. I’m just a bit busy. Wal and I spent the last couple of days making sure we have everything we need for out trip on Saturday. Wal’s away until Friday night and we fly out EARLY Saturday morning. So lets do a quick recap. On Thursday Squidge and I went swimming. She’s been… [Continue Reading]
Oooh
February 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Yes it’s Saturday (here in the UK) but NO I’m not telling just yet. I will say that someone has guessed correctly. On Wednesday we went out for a curry. It’s been ages since we went out because Squidge is usually too antsy and won’t sit through a meal. This time she was great and… [Continue Reading]
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