Now that I have been writing this blog for a while, I have started to get approached by brands to work with them to promote their products. When it first happened, I felt pretty damn excited as I actually felt like a proper blogger. Someone asked me to review their book, which I was glad to […]
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Nothing says Happy Birthday like a cake covered in Maltesers
I may have mentioned before (once or twice) that I am quite a fan of chocolate. I really like Hotel Chocolat (and think that because it is quite expensive I won’t inhale it so quickly as ‘normal’ chocolate, although that doesn’t always work) but I also love the usual brands you can find in the […]
Celebrating US Independence Day with chocolate Coca-Cola cake
When you are making something to celebrate US Independence Day on 4 July, you can’t go too far wrong than making something which involves coca-cola, the brand that apparently created the red and white Santa Clause we know today. Personally, I have never been a fan of fizzy drinks – it’s one of the few […]
Happy Canada Day with Nanaima bars
Today is Canada Day! It celebrates the 1867 anniversary of when three colonies united to become Canada under the British Empire, and that’s basically all I know about it. I would not even have known that, had Steph the Canadian not introduced me to Nanaimo bars to celebrate said Canada Day. And what on earth […]
Foodie penpals – June 2014
Wow – I have now been participating in Foodie Penpals for a whole year. It’s been a great year of receiving lovely parcels (except for my very first month when my penpal decided not to send me anything – boo!), and I recommend you give it a go by visiting This is Rock Salt to […]
The new and improved It’s not easy being greedy
I’ve been writing on my blog since October 2012 and when I first started, I didn’t know if I’d actually keep it going for more than one month. Actually, I really enjoyed writing my weekly posts, and started to feel like a real blogger after notching up 500 followers at the start of the year. […]
An evening with chef Tom Aikens … and lots of crisps
This is a sponsored review and I also received PR samples of the Market Deli range When I was asked if I’d like to attend a product launch for Walkers’ new product range and write a blog post about my experiences, my greed-ometer was on high alert as I envisioned big bowls of free crisps. […]
Creamy chicken orzo and mini victoria sponges
When I recently visited my lovely friend Charlotte (recently a new mum to the beautiful Henry, and one of my Alphabet Adventures buddies), her mum Jill made us a gorgeous dinner of creamy orzo pasta with chicken, followed by a lemon fudge cheesecake. Jo, the third in our AA trio, was also there and we had a […]
Happy birthday to me – Nutella cheesecake
It was my birthday on Sunday, hence the peace and quiet from this neck of the woods over the weekend. I have managed to stretch out the celebrations to well over a week, starting with a visit from my mum last Wednesday where I cooked her a great chicken, asparagus and orzo pasta recipe … […]
Meal planning Monday – 9 June 2014
Good news and bad news from last week. The good news was that Team AXA won the Macmillan Cancer Support House of Lords v Commons tug of war. It was a lot harder than I had anticipated but the adrenaline rush was fantastic when we won (either that or the effect of the champagne – […]