Pancake Day 2022

Here in England we have what is known as Pancake Day. It is actually Shove Tuesday and is the last day before Lent starts on the Ash Wednesday. Lent is the 40 day period which leads us up to Easter and is meant to be the time where you give up bad habits for 40 … Continue reading Pancake Day 2022

Rhythm 108 orange chocolate

A new find! I had signed up at work to take part in the Macmillan Coffee Morning, so that meant I was making some of my easy chocolate chip cookies. Which meant I would need some chocolate. I saw this range and decided to give it a go: It is not the usual chocolate I … Continue reading Rhythm 108 orange chocolate

Tesco Bakery Pretzels

The smell of a bakery is always so heartwarming, and during our weekly shop we actually managed to get to the store just as all of the freshly baked goods were being put onto display. The tiger bread and cupcakes definitely called us from across the store. Now I am 99.99% certain that these pretzels … Continue reading Tesco Bakery Pretzels

Simmons lemon and sultana cake

Simmons is a small chain baking company in my local area, however with no actual store easy walking distance to me I have not actually been able to see their whole selection. They do have an online store, but as with most things they tend to have slightly different things on offer ins tore as … Continue reading Simmons lemon and sultana cake

BB’s Lemon drizzle muffin

Muffins are one of the main joys in life. Have you ever met someone who said that they didn't like muffins? Exactly. So it baffles me how some places just cannot make a good muffin. Either their too dry or too stodgy or they have too much filling or not enough filling. How can something … Continue reading BB’s Lemon drizzle muffin

Wicked! Chocolate cookie

Veganuary had so many things to offer that I am still trying to make my way through it all! Wicked! released these chocolate cookies and oat and raisin cookies. You can get a pack of 5 cookies for only £1...so you can't really go wrong! There isn't much to say about these....they are cookies and … Continue reading Wicked! Chocolate cookie

Wicked! chocolate muffins

Wicked! have really rolled out the baked goods this year and I feel it is my duty to try them all. The donuts were amazing, so you would think that the rest of the goods would also be of that level. These muffins were huge and seeing as how you get 2 in a pack … Continue reading Wicked! chocolate muffins

Wicked! Jam Donuts

So to start this, I am not the biggest fan of filled donuts. No matter how hard I try to eat them in a nice and dignified manner, I will always end up with the filling all around my face, probably dripping down my top and all over my hands. Without fail. So I usually … Continue reading Wicked! Jam Donuts

Easiest vegan baking hack

Vegan baking is sometimes a very cruel mistress, and there are so many 'hacks' out there that it can be so overwhelming trying to find out which method to go with. I have tried quite a few of them, and have found that this is the easiest one by far. All you need is: Betty … Continue reading Easiest vegan baking hack

FAIL – why does my coconut milk hate me?

This was not pretty. So I saw a recipe online that was vegan chocolate mousse. All you needed was: coconut cream (2 cans worth)caocao powder (2 tablespoons, or however much to your taste) Simples, right? WRONG. Who knew that coconut milk could be such a cruel, cruel mistress? For those who do not know coconut … Continue reading FAIL – why does my coconut milk hate me?