I think I've found my new favourite cake (I'm also sure I've said this before!) No, seriously, I made a discovery yesterday that will change my 'go-to' cake whenever I have to take a cake somewhere. The Lemon Fondant Fancy is one of those ...
April Reads
A much slower month for reading last month - I thought I was only going to finish one book which would have made for a really interesting review post I'm sure! Happily, I did manage to complete 3 books - I really must stop reading more than ...
Scooby Doo Birthday Cake
Why did no-one tell me about the joys of plastic figures earlier? I spent years of my life that I will never get back making teeny sugar figures and now I discover how brilliant pre bought figurines are. When I was asked to make a Scooby ...
Homemade Orange Curd Recipe
We've had a few weeks break from the Cake-a-long but its back raring to go! It seems that with every cake I've made from the Clandestine Cake Collection, I've learnt a new skill and developed a new addiction. This time it is a delicious ...
Violet Meringue Kisses
I'm well known for my love of all things violet. You may remember a few weeks ago I was waiting on a delivery of some much coveted violet syrup. Well, the syrup arrived and smells divine so I have set out experimenting with recipes. ...
Chilli & Sweetcorn Soup Recipe
The weather may be getting that slight bit warmer but until its in the 30's I will not be put off soup! This was a recipe I made up and tweaked due to opening a tin of sweetcorn by mistake when I actually wanted peas. Not one to waste food, ...
Hotel Chocolat Valentines Review
It has been rather a difficult week in the Costello household. Parenting has definitely reminded us that life rarely runs smoothly. We appear to be over the worst and so I feel great delight in spending this evening relaxing on my sofa with ...
Sweet Potato Thai Soup
Our love affair with our soup maker is still going strong. We are now trying to branch out and make more 'adult' soups. Our latest one surprised us by how easy it was but how tasty. I will admit that the older Costellos girls weren't ...
Project Complete – Lego Campervan Review
We are a massive Lego family - we have whole cupboards, huge boxes, small boxes and now a Lego Head dedicated to the stuff. Its become an important element of Christmas that on Boxing Day the dining room table is cleared and our comes the ...
Morphy Richards Soup Maker Review: Perfect Last Minute Gift
I have to admit to being a bit clueless about Soup Makers before I got one. I wondered how they could be better, simpler or quicker than just cooking veg in a pan and blitzing it. When Morphy Richards invited me to try out their Morphy ...
