Jennifer is my cousin. She was born that way, she couldn’t help it, poor girl. We spent a lot of time together growing up, whether we liked it or not, for my mother’s family are all quite close. Quite a lot of our time was spent running like mad eejits through homemade obstacle courses- when … Continue reading
Since about two years ago I’ve been making my own marshmallows. I love them. They melt in your mouth (or your hot chocolate) beautifully. They also make amazing presents, people always seem so shocked that you made them. I brought these into work this week for my lovely co-workers. (On that note, I am finally … Continue reading
Ever wanted to make Harry Potter’s favourite dessert? This super easy recipe for treacle tart will have you happy as Dobby with new socks when you try it. Continue reading
National school. Where to even start. Class time was class time. We learned of the adventures of Ann and Barry; Ann had quite the penchant for cakes, while Barry preferred to put away a few jars of jam a day. It was relatively boring. Although it perhaps partly explains the obsession with cakes that I … Continue reading
6 days! SIX days to Christmas, eeeeep. And we all know that the most important thing to do on Christmas eve before you go to sleep is to leave out cookies/biscuits and some milk for Santa. Now I have a few options under my belt for good cookies, but I wanted something different this year- … Continue reading
Yummies. Hello hello. I am now on hollydays (geddit) from college. I will of course be doing bucketloads of study, but for now I’m trying to catch up with people and with baking rather than with study. I started one of the things on my checklist yesterday but still have LOADS to get through. For … Continue reading
A traditional Irish Halloween description, complete with Irish Barmbrack recipe. Continue reading
Yes. Yes they are. After a rather painful and unsuccessful day of trying to find a grad dress with my sister, we got home late and I was in dire need of a sugar fix. With no cookbooks downstairs due to the cleanup for our Come dine with me night a la Hannah (more later), … Continue reading
When one has a chocolate cookalong, one of his or hers dessert must consist of a serious amount of Chocolate. And who better to turn to than Nigella. She is a goddess when it comes to kitchen treats, and let me just tell you, this one is no different… I’m glad I waited this long … Continue reading
I never realised I hadn’t published this until today when I went looking for the cookalong recipes! But here it is. Sundays. Sundays I equate with some kind of cake. Now I don’t know how traditionally Irish this is to everyone else, but we would often go visiting on a Sunday, or have an odd … Continue reading
