In this week's Great British Bake Off we watched the bakers tackle sweet dough recipes, and I decided to try a former technical challenge - Paul's iced fingers from season 2. I took the recipe from here (halving the quantities as I felt 6 buns would be enough for me and the boyfriend), and I also watched … Continue reading Bake Off: Sweet Dough (#GBBO)
Still a week behind with my Bake Off inspired bakes, I decided to bake some traybake brownies to accompany my watching of this week's episode (it's impossible to watch Bake Off without some sort of baked goods in the house). I've made quite a lot of biscuits this year already so I thought I'd go down … Continue reading Bake Off: Biscuits and Traybakes (#GBBO)
For my recent giveaway I asked you to share your top tips for baking, style and blogging, and I promised I would share the best ones. So here we are, just to inspire you… Baking To prevent getting greasy and buttery scales weigh your butter on top of the dry ingredients like your flour or … Continue reading Be Inspired: Top Tips
As I've been away my Bake Off Pie Week post is a little belated, but better late than never! I've never made any kind of pastry, so wanted to master that this week, and rather than go for a fruit pie like they did in last week's episode I thought it would be nicer for … Continue reading Bake Off: Pie Week (#GBBO)
I was inspired by The Great British Bake Off to expand my baking repertoire into new techniques I've never attempted before. As I’d never made meringues but I’ve yet to see a Bake Off series that doesn’t feature them in some way, I made this summer berry pavlova dessert to see whether it was something … Continue reading Summer Berry Pavlova
I was recently contacted by Chobani about their fresh strained yoghurts and invited to a bloggers dinner at Room restaurant with a Chobani-inspired menu. Sadly I couldn’t attend the dinner (something I’m even more gutted about this since seeing some blog posts about it, and seeing the food that was served! It looked immense!) Well, … Continue reading Tried and Tested: Chobani Yoghurts
Great British Bake Off fever has gripped the nation again, and I’ve decided to do a mini series of posts linked to the show. I’m hoping I’ll develop some new baking skills and that it will encourage me to try some new things. I’m going to take inspiration from the theme of the show each … Continue reading Bake Off: Bread Week (#GGBO)
This week I attempted to make my first ever homemade jam. It actually wasn’t a jam at all, but lemon curd, which seemed a lot simpler for a first try and apparently almost everyone loves it! It was actually really easy to make and the result was delicious, so it’s a very rewarding project for a … Continue reading Homemade Lemon Curd and Lemon Scones
This is my second “Lunch in the city” post, and could even become a regular feature as I explore the eateries on Manchester on my lunch breaks! This one is a bit of a cheat as it didn’t all happen on one day (pies and ice cream would be a very naughty lunch indeed), but … Continue reading Lunch in the City: Pies and Ice Cream
This weekend I drove over to Lincoln to join one of my oldest friends marking the end of singledom with her crafty-themed hen party event. The afternoon was spent at in her bridesmaid’s home – eating a lovely buffet of breads and accompaniments, drinking prosecco and wine, feasting on an array of home-made cakes, playing … Continue reading Craft-themed Hen Party Weekend
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