Hi guys. I’m back! Yeah, I know, it’s been a while… just over four months in fact. I dropped my Ferrero Rocher Gelato recipe back at the end of August, and then ran for the hills. The truth is, this blog had become more of a chore than the fun hobby it started out as…
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Chocolate Orange French Madeleines (Mediterranean Week #1)
Bonjour, and welcome to the first in my very special week-long celebration of everything French, Spanish, and Italian. As I may have mentioned a few times, Katie and I recently spent two gorgeous weeks cruising around the Mediterranean with my family, so forgive me if I’m just not ready to let go of the sunshine,…
Massive American Baking Supplies Haul
If you follow me on twitter then you probably already know that I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time in sunny Florida over the last couple of weeks. It was a surprise 30th birthday trip for my wife, and it was pretty much the most fun ever. But, I’m not a travel blogger (unfortunately)…
Best of 2017 + Goals for 2018
Aloha, and welcome to 2018. Hope you all had a fantastic New Year’s Eve, doing whatever it is you wanted to be doing. I finally managed to win our annual board game night, after 5 years of trying! Bit of a weird one today, as there’s absolutely no new recipe for you. Sad face. But,…
Christmas Pudding Cookies (Dark Gingerbread)
Spoiler alert – a recipe for delicious gingerbread cookies that look like little Christmas puddings. And lots of chat about failing, stress, and picking yourself back up. If you’re just here for the recipe, then skip to the bottom! I had such big plans for Christmas on this blog. There was going to be a…
Big Batch Cocktails for a Wedding
Summer is here (supposedly) and inevitably, that also means it’s Wedding Season™. We’ve recently celebrated our first wedding anniversary, and that got me thinking about some of the things we made for the wedding that I haven’t got around to sharing with you all yet. Last month I divulged my recipe for the first tier…
Almond Layer Cake with Almond Buttercream
UPDATE: You can now find the recipe for the 12 inch version of this cake right here. One year ago today, I got married. It was an incredible day, and we are spending our anniversary watching our wedding video, filling in our new wedding anniversary journal, and eating the mini replica wedding cake I have…
Should I Make My Own Wedding Cake?
So, as you may or may not know, I (somewhat stupidly) decided to make my own wedding cake. It was time consuming, and it was a steep learning curve. But you know what? If I could go back in time I would do it all again. I honestly enjoyed planning and making that wedding cake more…
Wife
Guess what?… I got married <3 It was a wonderful day, and our week spent in Amsterdam was the perfect way to settle into married life. But seriously, thank heavens that’s over. I can actually get my life back. I will definitely be writing post after post about the wedding – what we loved, what we…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
I’m finally posting a new recipe! Gold star for me! Seriously, I’ve been such a bad baking blogger lately. Last time I promised I would try and post once a week, and that was about a month ago… It turns out that being less than six weeks away from your incredibly DIY’d wedding, having a partner…
Wintertime Surprise Project
Happy Sunday everyone 🙂 I am so excited to share this post with all of you, but super especially with my Wintertime Surprise Project partner DreamTimeMakes! I am completely overwhelmed with her creativity, generosity, and genuine awesomeness. Thank you ever so much. If you don’t know about the project, then check out #wintertimesurpriseproject on instagram…
