Normally on Valentines Day we like to keep it low key, cook something special at home or be lazy and get a takeaway! This year I was whisked away to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society on Queen Street for a spot of Blind Whisky and Champagne Tasting , two of my favourite drinks! The evening…
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100th Post Birthday
I can’t believe this is my 100th Post! When I was eventually convinced to start a blog by Stuart just over a year ago I didn’t actually think I would stick with it, how on earth would someone as quiet and shy as me (hahaha) find enough to create 10 posts never mind 100!! But…
Easts meets West
Yesterday afternoon East met face to face with the West, in what was to be later referred to as a Cake Convention of the Edinburgh Cake Ladies and Glasgow Bakers. The theme this time was showstoppers, and as you can see from the tasty photos below, we weren’t disappointed! This amazing cake by Kirsteen Oliver…
Goodbye Christmas, Hello New Year!
And so the Christmas festivities are over. The few days of gluttony have passed and it’s onto New Year preparations and planning what resolutions we won’t be keeping! For us, this Christmas was about celebrations, spending time with friends, family and each other, and generally enjoying having almost 2 weeks off work to do guilt…
Cocktail Tasting Menu, The Balmoral
Friday was Stuarts birthday, and being the selfless wife I am I took him to see Skyfall (oh hello Daniel) and then onto The Balmoral Bar at The Balmoral Hotel for the Cocktail Tasting Menu. Its been 5 years since the Balmoral Bar opened, and to celebrate this birthday the bar had created a special…
Going Underground
Last Wednesday night the Edinburgh Cake Ladies took cake underground in aid of cake-eating, all things spooky and most importantly the great local charity Its Good to Give. The Real Mary Kings Close kindly let us host the event in the close for this ghostly evening, and it was not an event to miss. I…
A Proper Autumn Sunday
Its been a while since we have had the opportunity to do nothing on a Sunday, especially on a Sunday when its dry and the sun is out!. So, we took advantage of the weather and headed out to Glencorse Reservoir, which is out in the Pentlands near the Flotterstone Inn. We had a beautiful…
A Taste of Home
Tonight’s Edinburgh Cake Ladies event took the theme of A Taste of Home. Those cakes and treats that your mum, gran or in my case Dad used to make, that bring a smile to your face and remind you of home. Fourteen cake loving ladies congregated at the lovely Cafe Musa on The Mound armed…
Jupiter Artland
I’ve lost track of how many times we have said ‘We must go to Jupiter Artland sometime’. I have read and heard so many good things about it, I had to find out for myself, so today was the day we finally made it! It can be found just outside Edinburgh (embarrassingly close to home…
A Night at the Museum
This was no ordinary night at the museum, no stuffed animals or mummies coming alive, just 2000 people, a DJ, 2 bands, a silent disco…and a bar. This was RBS Museum Lates. The theme was ‘ A Night in Wonderland’, and what a wonderland it was too. There were ‘beer gardens’, magic carpets, giant jenga,…
Queen of Everything 