The beginning of my cake decoration education starts here! I hope you’re interested in following my progress. Please feel free to comment and share any cake decorating tips you may have.
I’m teaching myself at the moment but am also looking into courses starting in September 2009 as I feel cake decoration can be pretty technical at times!
Modelling paste and figurines.
I have [...]
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Pippa’s graduation cake
Posted in Baking, My Diary on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vietnam
Posted in My Diary, Uncategorized on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An unlikely Asia, Vietnam (especially Nha Trang) is like a mini Europe; french patisseries, quaint boulevards crossed between a seedy La with grotty high rise buildings and near perfect palm trees lining a enourmous stretch of generic restaurants along the beach - a section from the Lonely Planet rings true, it says you could be anywhere in the [...]
Bring back The Darling Buds of May!
Posted in Food, Inspiration, My Diary, Television on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I might start a campaign! Good old Pop, and the twins and a younger Catherine Zeta Jones! Sunday afternoons have never been quite the same!
I tried to post a photo of the whole family at the dinner table but it wouldn’t let me!
As I browsed through Waterstones book shelves…
Posted in Food, Inspiration, Literature, My Diary on October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I found a fabulous cookery book. Well a few others too. The ones that influence and appeal to me the most are: Falling Cloudberries and Secrets of the Red Lantern. Each recipe is not only unusual and comes with a sexy photo but it also has a story. An interesting account of the author’s family history is [...]
The hidden delights of Tooting
Posted in Food, My Diary, Unconventional restaurant experiences on October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I used to live close to Tooting until I was 18, a fact that sometimes I’d rather not reveal. The inner snob says it’s something that I shouldn’t proudly exclaim to every Tom, Dick or Harry.
However, recently my friends and I have realised it’s hidden wealth of culinary pleasures; budget Indian, Halal and West Indian deli’s and small but friendly curry cafes [...]
Fish and Chips in Bournemouth
Posted in Food, My Diary, Travel, Unconventional restaurant experiences on October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I felt guilty about eating fish and chips on this occasion. No, not because of gaining calories. Pah! Calories swallories! But because we purchased from a CHAIN fish and chip store, with a KFC like counter and a glitzy board above the deep fat fryers tempting us with meal deals! Admittedly the food was pretty [...]
