We have a bake off at the office today, I'm not sure whether the timing was intentionally to coincide with the return of The Great British Bake Off or if it was pure coincidence. Either way I decided to make good use of being at home due to the tube strike yesterday and get my bake on. It's been a ...
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BBC Good Food Bakes And Cakes Show
This weekend all my baking dreams became reality as I toodled down to the Business Design Centre in Islington for the BBC Good Food Bakes and Cakes Show*. My main reason for going was to see the Great British Bake Off judges in the flesh (because I'll never get my own place in that tent.) However, I ...
100 Things That Make Me Happy (Part 2)
I thought after part one of 100 things that make me happy it would take me ages to collect the next ten, but apparently not. It would seem that when I actually think about it I am quite a naturally happy person and some of the silliest things make me smile. Who knew?! So, here we go with part ...
The Cake And Bake Show Returns To London
It's no secret that I love cake. I mean I really enjoy baking cakes but even more than that, I love eating cake. So, when I heard that the Cake and Bake Show was coming back to London to say I was a bit excited is more than an understatement. Maybe this is going to be my key to improving my own ...
Baking Made Simple
So, I was out on Tuesday night and missed the first episode of the new series of The Great British Bake Off. Shock, horror! I know. It's OK though I Sky +d it and watched it last night instead. *Spoiler alert* I liked Toby so I was sad to see him go. I've already started picking my favourites ...
Look What I Made: Going Bananas
I was cleaning the kitchen the other day and realised the bunch of bananas I'd bought had started going black and soft and they were going to end up in the bin because there was no way I could eat 6 bananas in one day! I hate wasting food so I figured I had to do something with them. I had a root ...