The Empty Plate

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE WITH PISTACHIO BUTTERCREAM

Chocolate Pound Cake with Pistachio Buttercream We agreed, ‘No Gifts’ this year. I still traipsed through the shops looking for something small to commemorate the occasion. Nine years, is nine years I thought, it has weight and merit…

SILVER LININGS

Silver Linings An ice lolly was the only consolation for yet another brutally boring, insipid day at school. I was definitely an outcast, a bit weird (ok, a lot!), sharp tongued and moody. Don't think I contribut...

CHOCOLATE KRANTZ CAKE

Chocolate Krantz Cake It’s no surprise that I am a fan of taking it slowly in the kitchen. Once the hideously boring, but necessary chores are done in the morning (laundry, making up bed, tidying up the breakfast …

CHOCOLATE AND HAZELNUT ROLLS

Chocolate and Hazelnut rolls The cloud was thick, low and heavy. A baking funk is definitely not a nice place to be in. The mind was raging but the body was bailing. A fleeting moment of determination sees me try to get going,...

365 DAYS

365 Days Commitment to a project for the long haul wasn’t a skill dished out while I was in the queue. My past seems to be peppered with half finished cross stitch patterns, incomplete piano exams and…