Why not fill cupcakes, while you’re at it? Somehow I can’t resist punching a hole into the golden surface of the sponge, in order to add just a little extra – marmalade, chocolates, whisky-infused oats, you name it. Perhaps all those piñatas have gone to my head a little, but when it came to making…
When it comes to children’s birthday parties, there’s nothing more entertaining than a giant piñata! This year, as a friend and I joined forces for a combined 4rth birthday bash for our daughters, the piñata had to withstand not only hordes of kids, but also an equally eager gaggle of parents who wanted a go. Fortunately…
Every year, the British cancer charity Macmillan invites to a Coffee Morning to raise funds for cancer care, which takes place on Friday the 25th of September this year. The idea is simple: sign up, get a pack, invite your friends, bake cake, serve them coffee and get them to donate money. Here in Britain, Macmillan has become…
I’ve always imagined my nemesis to look like a mix between Mrs Clooney and Katherine Hepburn (ca. 1942), who could bake like a pro. The reality is somewhat disheartening. My real nemesis, it turns out, are candy-coloured, chocolate-filled meringues: macaroons, as some call them; overhyped faff, according to others (ok, mainly me). When Dana first…
It’s Friday again – and just in time. Fridays call for something special, preferably slightly spectacular, to bring along to Angie’s Fiesta Friday party. But then, again, the end of the week also leaves us with a few bits and bobs, leftovers from various meals and baking experiments. That’s not necessarily a bad thing –…
I love Mexico: the Cookbook‘s matter-of-fact style: each recipe comes with the minimum or decorum: a list of ingredients, the method, sometimes a picture, that’s it. For someone familiar with Mexican culture and cuisine, that’s all they need. But sometimes a headnote would not go amiss, as in the case of her Rosca de Reyes, or ‘King’s Ring’, the…
Let’s be honest: Christmas pudding is not everybody’s first choice for dessert. But it just looks amazing, sitting there in its sheer indulgence – a traditional English Christmas on one plate. Let’s keep the looks, I thought, and work on the flavour and texture … For my fusion-ice bomb I went all Italian: cassata ice…
Christmas Eve is a busy affair in Germany, between singing carols, opening presents and attending church late at night, these is not much time left for dinner. For this reason, most families have a simple but nevertheless substantial supper, with potato salad and sausages being the most popular option. Traditionally the Christmas tree is put up…
With it being the fourth Sunday of Advent, the time has come for some reflection. Over the last days and weeks, people have been posting Christmas bakery in such an abundance that it would be a crime not to present you with my personal highlights, and thus next year’s biscuit and cookie treats. Have a…
I have actually no idea why gingerbread houses appear at Christmas – after all, the story of Hänsel and Gretel is not really a Christmas tale! But whatever the reasons be hind it, come Christmas we have to have one, or two, or even more gingerbread houses under our tree, in increasing states of disrepair.…
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