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Marie Curie’s Blooming Great Tea Party

I usually turn up to support events for charities and make my donations in the hope that my small contribution can help other people. Today I’ve upped the ante. I have decided to host a tea party. Not the easiest thing for a shy person to do so I have teamed up with my daughter’s […]

National Vegetarian Week 15th-21st May

Hurrah! I am vegetarian! Now something you may not know is the reason for my vegetarianism. I may be about to make myself deeply unpopular. I am vegetarian because I don’t like animals. There, I’ve said it. Most people look at me oddly when I say that and one ex even said that I should […]

Lemon drizzle layer cake

I usually make a lemon drizzle tray bake but had some lemon curd to use up so tweaked the recipe to make a layer cake instead Ingredients Cake: 225g soft margarine (I used Stork) 225g caster sugar 225g SR flour (I used Sainsbury’s Free From SR flour) 1 tsp baking powder 4 eggs 6tbsp milk […]

Schar sponge fingers

Once upon a time there was a little girl who liked sponge fingers. She ate a lot, maybe a packet a month (having to wait for her parents to buy more!) Then the poor little girl started getting spots all over her body: dreadful news she had developed an allergy to wheat! So the little […]

Birthday cake panic: Zach’s birthday 1 month today,eeeeek!

Oh dear. Chris and I have foolishly decided to mark Zach’s first birthday with not one but TWO parties. It has just occurred to me that this will necessitate TWO cakes 🙁 I am possibly the least creative person I know. Matthew and Anya frequently over estimate my skills. Here are last year’s efforts, an […]