After a freezing cold and snowy week it was my birthday yesterday and I was well and truly spoilt. Today the snow thawed and I ran a half marathon to cancel out all of the delicious peanut butter and chocolate cake I ate yesterday – an updated recipe for this and for chocolate brownies on this week’s blog.
It’s been a few weeks since my last blog as I’ve been really busy running around, literally, but this week’s cake deserves a bit of attention. A few tips on how I made it on this week’s blog. Continue reading
It’s been a really nice couple of weeks round our way – always the better when I catch up with this lovely lot.
It was my wife Sarah’s Grandad’s 95th birthday this week so we’ve had a fantastic time celebrating with all the family. A good excuse to let my creative juices flow making this week’s cake. Tips on how to replicate it on this week’s blog.
After a fantastic Christmas and New Year I’m ready for what 2018 has in store. Happy New Year!
We don’t have Thanksgiving in the UK, but if we did, I reckon it might feel a bit like this week. It’s been an opportunity to look back on the year, spend time with good friends and say thank you.
An unexpected and rare snow day in London today so the kids and I had the chance to build their first ever snowman. After four years of them singing along to ‘Frozen’, it was about time! It’s been another festive week for us.
What’s the collective noun for a group of Father Christmases / Santa Clauses / St Nicholases, as we met about 2,000 of them this morning?! A merriment perhaps? This week couldn’t have felt more festive if it tried!
As usually happens in the run up to Christmas, baking has taken over building work. I don’t mind at all as kitchens are nice and warm and I’ve been having lots of fun too.
Remembrance Sunday is always taken seriously in our house. A time to reflect on our own families’ histories and how much we have to be grateful for. It’s also been a week of catching-up with my awesome Bake Off buddies and travelling thousands of years back in time.
