…making morning time easy…

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that this particular crafter in possession of a warm bed, must be in want of a snooze button…   I am not the world’s most pleasant morning person. The alarm goes off, and my brain slowly kicks into gear, and I lie there mentally moaning for a good twenty minutes, trying to psych myself […]

gluten free, guerrilla style

  To make life easier for a dear friend who is gluten-intolerant, we declared our end-of-year party for Bible Study to be completely gluten free. Surely it couldn’t be that hard, thought I. Of course, my first stop was Pinterest, where I filled my baking board with a heap of yummy looking GF recipes. This one in particular caught my […]

carrot cake

  With the Peppa Pig cookies iced and waiting for two little girls to devour, it was time to turn our attention to a recipe for the mamas, in preparation for our playdate the next day. A carrot cake has been high on my to-bake list for a couple of weeks now – Mr Dove is a bit of a […]

just keep rolling

Holidays mean lots of baking, because lots of little people need lots of food. One new thing we tried was this honey cream swiss roll. I won’t show you a photo of the top, it got cracked pretty badly (any tips on how to not crack a swiss roll?), but it tasted the part. I had to improvise a bit […]

Little Miss Demanding

Sunday saw a little trip out to the shops for Miss Butterfly with her daddy.Which seemed like a nice idea, until she came home and asked for a pink cupcake from the cupcake shop (translation – our local bakery displays pink iced cupcakes riiigggghhhht at toddler eye level. And thus, despite the fact we generally only buy BREAD there, it […]

2::20 ~ Mars Bar Slice

OCCASSION: I was hosting craft group. And felt like chocolate. BRIEF & RATIONALE: Chocolate. Something sweet, and preferably a slice that is easy to eat without a lot of mess. SOURCE: Taste.com.au EASE OF MAKING: 8/10 – melting of chocolate required. CHILD FRIENDLY? Yes-ish – the melted chocolate can be hot, but with care, the children had a little turn […]