What seems like ages ago, I posted about chocolate crackles and how, at my little L’s nursery school celebrations for UN day they were so popular I didn’t even have time to take a photo of them before they all disappeared into the mouths of pre-schoolers (and their parents!). So I guess this post is…
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SAFFRON, ALMOND & VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (just in time for Swedish Lucia celebrations!)
Today is known as “Lucia” in Sweden. I love Lucia and have done so ever since I found myself in this winter wonderland I now call home. The lighting of candles on this day symbolises, among other things, that light always conquers darkness… an important message to reinforce as the darkest day of the year fast…
PUMPKIN SOUP
As anyone who has been reading my most recent blog posts knows, I don’t know an awful lot about Thanksgiving (having never celebrated it before), however when I think about this holiday I think about pumpkins! That, and my strange, unfounded fear of making pumpkin pie, is the reason that I searched out this recipe….
THE BEST SWEET POTATO VEGAN BURGERS EVER (and I am not kidding!)
I love veggie burgers! And I am so very happy to have found this recipe on Pinterest… and to have had the good sense to try it as part of Project Pinterest, week 5! These are super-easy to make, totally delicious, very healthy, they present well, keep well and, on top of all of that, they…
PERFECT CHEWY OAT, RAISIN & ALMOND COOKIES (utterly delicious… and "kind of" healthy)
After my one week baking hiatus, a sudden oat cookie craving came over me (can I keep blaming pregnancy hormones for these cravings?) and I found this extremely highly rated recipe online. I have made different kinds of oat cookies before and it’s hard to go wrong with them. I knew we’d have all the…