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…

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Eat Street

** Sadly Eat Street is no longer operational During the summer I managed to be down in London a couple of times and was able to treat myself to the delights of Eat Street, a Street Food initiative run by Petra Barran and based at Kings Boulevard, up beside Kings Cross Station The principle is…

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Apple Creams

Last Wednesday for the Edinburgh Cake Ladies Taste of Home event, I decided to make a family favourite – Apple Creams.  This isn’t a very complicated recipe but it was one made by my Granny, my Aunt and on some occasions my Dad.  It was always a feature at family gatherings, so I thought it…

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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…

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Sew, a needle pulling thread

I got a new sewing machine nearly 2 years ago. The original plan was that I would take some classes and make curtains for our (now not so) new flat.  Needless to say it’s still in its box, and I haven’t taken any classes.  Well, that was until Monday night when I was eventually organised…

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Macaron Making

Since I was home alone this weekend I took the opportunity to take over the kitchen and make some Macarons.  I love Macarons, and have subjected Stuart to a tour of patisseries in Paris on occasion, in search of the perfect Macaron – problem is they are all pretty tasty! I decided to make Chocolate…

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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…

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Cake in the Country

Today myself and seven other cake ladies ventured out of Edinburgh for the first Edinburgh Cake Ladies Road Trip to Cammerlaws Farm for fellow cake lady Pam and her mum’s first ‘pop up’ Afternoon Tea. We left Edinburgh behind with the perfect road trip mix tape of 80’s and 90’s tunes (with a spot of…

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Hello Sunshine

My new happy cheery print from Yoke. I bought this last week as a bit of a gift to myself.  I got it from Hannah Zakari, which is a fab shop on Candlemaker Row! The weather is so autumnal now we could all do with a little sunshine!!

Cornish Capers

I love Cornwall, I used to go down there as a kid in the summers playing on the beach, visiting family, it was great and I had hoped that it wouldn’t have changed. And it hadn’t. The next stop on our little road trip was Padstow. We camped here. I was dubious, but it turned…

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