First let me say that I am not the coffee drinker in our house; my husband is. However when the offer to try out a Bosch Tassimo came my way, I was tempted by the range of branded drinks discs you could easily pop into it. Coffee obviously, with Kenco and Carte Noire varieties being […]
Athenaeum Pudding Parlour
Welcome to the Athenaeum Pudding Parlour! The Athenaeum Pudding Parlour is a new dessert venue. Afternoon tea is all very well but it’s a strange time of day to eat. Not lunch, not dinner and the Duchess of Bedford’s 19th century excuse that one should squeeze in a full blown meal before suppertime quite ridiculous. […]
Making Christmas Party Food at Leith’s
Going out for the night to make your own dinner isn’t something you’d normally do but that’s what a group of bloggers and online writers did last night. Let loose in the kitchens at renowned school of culinary perfection Leith’s, we made our own dinner from a selection of Asda Extra Special products that have […]
Bumper Books Part 6: Best looking cookbooks and Giveaway #31: (CLOSED) Win an Interflora Christmas Cracker Hamper RRP £60
Today sees the final part of the Maison Cupcake Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide which has been served in SIX digestible parts. And you have the chance to win this scrumptious Interflora Christmas Cracker Hamper worth £60: Most of these books below came out, or where re-issued during 2011, some I own, some I’ve gazed […]
Bumper Books Part 5: Rustic baking and Giveaway #30: (CLOSED) Win one of two copies of “Pieminister”
Welcome back to this week’s Maison Cupcake Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide served in SIX digestible parts. No fluffy cupcakes today, today it’s proper serious bread and pastry in the spotlight. Most of these titles below came out, or where re-issued during 2011, some I own, some I’ve gazed at in bookstores, all would make […]
Bumper Books Part 4: Family Friendly Food and Giveaway #29: (CLOSED) Linda McCartney Veggie Feast
Part 4 of the Maison Cupcake Bumper Christmas Books Gift Guide continues and you also have the chance to win a hamper of Linda McCartney vegetarian foods. But back to the books for now; today I’m featuring family friendly food.
Easy panettone recipe that practically bakes itself
Baking panettone need not be difficult, this easy panettone recipe is forgiving enough to make in stages rather than babysitting it.
Red Ribbon Cookies
December 1st is World AIDS Day and the UK’s leading HIV charity dedicated to transforming society’s response to HIV, the National AIDS Trust asked me to spread the message amongst keen home bakers about their fundraiser, Bake Aware. I put together these sparkly red ribbon cookies… they remind me of Dorothy’s shoes in the Wizard […]
Giveaway #28: (CLOSED) Kindle reader… and Bumper Books Guide part 3
Welcome back to the Maison Cupcake Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide served in SIX digestible parts. Most of these titles below came out, or where re-issued during 2011, some I own, some I’ve gazed at in bookstores, all would make an ideal gift for someone. Today I’m featuring books for teens and twenty somethings Below […]
Giveaway #27: (CLOSED) Morphy Breadmaker and the Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide Part 2…. Good looking cakes and confectionery
Welcome back to the Maison Cupcake Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide served in SIX digestible parts. Most of these titles below came out, or where re-issued during 2011, some I own, some I’ve gazed at in bookstores, all would make an ideal gift for someone. Today I’m kicking off with books for cake and confectionery […]
Prepped for Christmas at Fortnum and Mason
Mystified by which books to give for Christmas? Don’t want to resort to the latest Jamie offering? (Great as it may be) Never fear, this week I present to you the Maison Cupcake Bumper Books for Christmas Gifts Guide to be served in SIX digestible parts – each with their own giveaway. Most of the […]
Miele Kitchen Christmas Gifts Class
Ideas for home made Christmas gifts; preserving fruit in alcohol; flavoured oils and vinegars, chocolate truffles, sable biscuits, biscotti and florentines.
