This month’s Bitesize Bits features my latest work for BabyCentre, Collective Bias UK, Jamie Oliver Fifteen, Olives et Al, Russell Hobbs Illumina, Ski Sensations dessert and Innocent Super Smoothies. Spring has definitely sprung and I’ve been full of the joys of it over on my weekly postings with BabyCentre. I have developed a couple of […]
Speedy Suppers #3 and a round up
Huge thanks to my blogging buddy Katie at Feeding Boys for hosting last month’s Speedy Suppers linky. We had seven superb entries – enough for a Speedy Supper every night of the week! You’ll find the linky for Speedy Suppers 3 at the foot of this post – I did start hosting this event at […]
Toffee Apple Tart
Here’s a sticky gooey apple tart with caramel sauce and walnut pastry that’s easy to make and looks worthy of the baker’s window
Juliet Sear: Cake Boss
Juliet Sear, author of the Cake Decorating Bible, in her role as ambassador for Cake Boss in the UK, demonstrates items from the new Cake Boss baking range. Cake Boss is a successful US baking show who have just launched a collection of baking accessories in the UK. Making Mary Berry look rather tame, the […]
Raspberry Baked Doughnuts
These Raspberry Baked Doughnuts are made with yogurt-like sweet fruit dessert in mini ring moulds and lighter than fried doughnuts. Updated 2026 · Originally commissioned by Ski Sensations Baking with yogurt and dairy products is one of my favourite ways to whip up an easy sponge so when the folks behind new dairy dessert Ski […]
Primrose Bakery Martha Swift
I met with Martha Swift of Primrose Bakery and have a giveaway of Primrose Bakery Celebrations, their new book. Back in the icing sugar clouded mists of baking blog time, I pushed young Ted in his Bugaboo up Primrose Hill where he promptly fell asleep. You didn’t see many Bugaboos in Walthamstow then but amongst […]
A lost weekend in Dublin
I say “lost weekend” since these are long lost pictures that I’d always intended to publish but missed the boat at the time then always meant to revisit prior to one St Patrick’s Day or another. These pics predate any of my current cameras and predate iPhones. I’m really noticing the pics aren’t as good […]
Aero Rocky Road
These white Aero Rocky Road squares bring airy pieces of bubbly chocolate to the classic no-bake treat. Ideal for bake sales. Updated 2026 · Originally commissioned by Aero Rocky roads or tiffins, I love those toothsome chunks of chocolatey biscuit studded with marshmallow. They are my nemesis in many a coffee shop and make a […]
Miniature Cakes at Squires Kitchen Exhibition
Squires Kitchen Exhibition is like Crufts for cake! I recently mentioned that the Squires Kitchen Exhibition is back next weekend. The show runs Friday 14th to Sunday 16th March and to coax you into going, here’s a taster of what to expect. Rather than just a consumer show, Squires Kitchen Exhibition lets you get […]
March Bitesize Bits
The annual Squires Kitchen Exhibition hits Surrey once more this month – I have featured cakes from this extravaganza in these previous posts about baby shower cupcakes and floral cakes. Whilst the Cake and Bake Show or Cake International may boast larger venues, Squires offers a rare opportunity to close up and properly inspect top […]
Dead Easy Desserts 4 and round up
March means a new round of Dead Easy Desserts, the event for puddings and sweet things taking 30 minutes or less to prepare. How to enter Dead Easy Desserts When: Dead Easy Desserts runs from 1st month to 29th with full round ups of all entrants who have mentioned the challenge in their newly published […]
Pizza Express, Westfield Stratford
There are pizza chains and Italian chains aplenty in the UK but some are more omnipresent than others. I read once in a newspaper review that Pizza Express was the most flexible dining option for any occasion. Equally fine for treating the kids, a business lunch or a date. It’s not too cheap, it’s too […]
