It’s true, it is, especially when it’s for charity, which automatically wipes out every single calorie in each cake, and therefore makes the cakes in this case – diet food!! The latest Edinburgh Bakers event was a fundraiser for local charity Its Good to Give, which helps young cancer patients and their families, run by…
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A Little Home Loving!
While drying my hair this morning I was flicking through my Google reader and spotted this post from Bex at Olive Dragonfly about her favourite spot in her home and entry into a fab competition over on Fashion For Home. Having spent the last 2.5 years chipping back the previous owners last 27 years of…
Banana and Walnut Yoghurt Pot
In an (other) attempt at being healthy I decided to give the ‘trendy’ 5:2 diet a go. To be honest I did spend months being sceptical of it. However, the more I thought about it the more I realised that it might actually be worth a shot! The publicity round the book would make it…
The Coffee Bothy,Deanston Distillery
Always on the look out for new places to eat near our office, Stuart and I took a quick trip up to Deanston Distillery, a mere 15 minutes away, to grab a bite to eat at The Coffee Bothy. Deanston Distillery’s claim to fame is that the film ‘The Angels Share’ centres around some precious…
Whisky Mac Ginger Cake
Whisky is something that I didn’t used to like. But with a husband who loves the stuff I have managed to try enough over the years that I actually do like it now! And a cocktail I do sometimes enjoy is the Whisky Mac, combining Whisky with Ginger, another favourite flavour of mine! So when…
Easter Fun!
Normally we both work over the Easter Holidays, but due to a special birthday in Stuart’s family we were headed en-masse to Wigtownshire to celebrate with his extended family. The journey down thankfully started out great, clear blue skies – had spring finally arrived?! But then the remnants of last weeks snow hit, plus our…
Good Old Irish Wheaten Bread
One thing I miss about home (besides my family and friends that is!) is the bread. I love Wheaten Bread, and although Mr Rankin has kindly delivered wheaten bread to the masses across the country, its actually not really like real Northern Irish Wheaten Bread, its more of a brown soda really. Real wheaten bread…
The Red Onion, Glasgow
Last month we were through in Glasgow and I put out on Twitter did anyone have any recommendations for places to eat. I got several replies saying I had to try the Red Onion; so we did. The Red Onion is a little neighbourhood bistro just off Bath Street, so still pretty central. We arrived…
Brigadeiros
When deciding what to make for last night’s Edinburgh Bakers Towers of Terrific Tray bakes (Take Two), I had wanted to make Fifteens since they are my most favourite tray bake in the world!! For my second choice I decided on Brigadeiros, which is what I took along – there was another Fifteen lover on…
Towers of Terrific Tray Bakes–Take Two
Last nights ‘theme’ for the Edinburgh Bakers was a repeat of one from last year – Towers of Terrific Tray bakes. Our hosts for the evening where the lovely Ingrid and Stuart from Bon Papilion (you’ve got to try Stuart’s epic scones and the belly busting bacon rolls!) Here are some of the magnificent tray…
Queen of Everything 