February 9, 2019
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and if you are looking to treat that special someone or even your self to a special treat you will not go wrong with this SCRUMPTIOUS NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE TART! Best of all it only has 4 ingredients – YES you are reading this right. All you need is biscuits, butter, cream and…
January 3, 2019
When I was 15, I discovered “The Red Velvet Cake”. With its stunning red colour and the scrumptious cream cheese filling, I thought it was the most sophisticated cake ever invented!! I still do – I never get tired of making it or eating it. So last week I wanted to make something special as a treat for my…
December 14, 2018
“Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly” – gosh it’s hard to believe it is nearly one week to Christmas!! It seems like Halloween was only last week . I had big plans to have everything done and dusted by now, but true to form I am still shopping for presents. I’m finding it so difficult to come up…
November 7, 2018
So here we are, November all ready and the countdown to Christmas has begun in earnest. The shops are decked out in all their Christmas finery and playing Christmas music non-stop. I was shocked to hear today that Santa will be arriving next week in my local shopping centre, yes for real!! He comes earlier every year. But best…
October 29, 2018
MINI CHOCOLATE FLAKE CAKES – Soft Chocolate Sponge filled with Strawberry Jam & the crowning glory “Cadbury Chocolate FLAKES.” These are the perfect bake to satisfy ANY chocolate craving. What can I say, I never planned to make these little beauties. They were definitely a spur of the moment bake. I originally bought the flakes to crumble on top…
October 14, 2018
Not long now to Halloween, the weeks are flying by and October is sure going very fast. I’m just wondering how many of you go all out on the Halloween Decorations? My problem is I tend to go overboard on the Halloween Baking. I leave the decorating to my Son who loves all that stuff. This year he had…
October 1, 2018
HAPPY OCTOBER EVERYONE!! Who can believe it. Summer is long gone and finally Autumn has truly arrived. I think its safe now to mention Halloween and the “C” word – CHRISTMAS. How about you? Is it too early for you! I absolutely love Christmas & especially Christmas Baking and being a baking blogger, I have already been trying out…
September 5, 2018
Sherry is one of those drinks that as soon as I take the top off the bottle, I am immediately hit with the smell of Christmas. It evokes so many memories of childhood for me – suddenly I’m back in my Nana’s kitchen stirring the sherry-soaked fruit for her amazing Christmas Cake. She wasn’t one for anything fancy, so…
August 10, 2018
I was thinking about making a White Chocolate Raspberry Tart this weekend, but a “special request” was put in at the last minute by my 17-year-old middle son – “would I please make something with Milky Bar Chocolate”. Milky bar chocolate, now that brings back some memories – gosh we haven’t had that in the house in a long…
July 31, 2018
Pineapple Upside Down Cake has always been a classic in my house and evokes great memories of many special occasions. My Mum made one for nearly every family occasion, birthdays, christenings, funerals. You would always find my Mum’s special Pineapple Upside Down Cake somewhere on the table. I love this cake as much as I did in my childhood …
June 11, 2018
Everyone who knows me will say without any hesitation that I am a coffee addict. I cannot function without at least 5 cups during the day and please don’t even say good morning until I have had my morning cuppa Lol. I’m first in line at my local Starbucks or Costa when any new flavour coffee drinks are released.…
June 1, 2018
Well about 5 days ago this yellow looking ball appeared in the skies over Ireland lol – Yes the Sun has finally made a long waited appearance and he brought a beautiful blue sky with him and temperatures of up to 25C in some parts of the country. Believe me this is a rare occurrence in this part of the…
May 15, 2018
Hello everyone! Hope your all having a great weekend. Who would believe we are nearly 1/2 way through the year already & still know sign of the weather improving not in this part of the world anyway! What an earth happen to spring this year? Mother Nature must be in a very bad mood lol The sun had made…
April 2, 2018
Well is everybody well and truly had their fill of Easter Eggs? I say yes absolutely but my kids say no lol. It seems that Easter began very early this year, in this country anyway. I remember seeing Easter Eggs in the shops two days after Christmas, before the New Year had even begun. I will admit to buying…
March 2, 2018
So Winter made a second appearance (with a vengeance) in Ireland on the first day of Spring. So typically Irish. We are completely snowed in and the country is in shutdown! So what to do when you have a “snow day” BAKE of course, and this Cappuccino Coffee Loaf is the perfect bake for a snow day. As well…
February 3, 2018
Every body loves a scone and everyone has their own favorite scone recipe! This is my scone recipe, A FAMILY HEIRLOOM if you will. To be absolutely fair it’s my Nanny Kathleen’s recipe! She’s the person who was responsible for my love of baking. I was very lucky to spend a lot of time with my wonderful Nanny…