Passionfruit and Chocolate Caramel Rings and Roulade

Casting directors, as my husband is fond of reminding me, have a habit of choosing Brummies for characters who are a bit, shall we say, slow on the uptake. The Fast Show used to have an ongoing sketch featuring a load of middle class people having a condescending discussion about their views on the [Read on...]

Chocolate Macarons with Beetroot Chocolate Fudge Filling

Beginner’s luck is a terrible thing.  My first macarons, pecan pie with salted caramel fudge filling were a rip roaring success and I’m afraid to say this made me a little cocky for my second attempt this weekend. I was baking alongside fellow foodie tweeter and macaron novice, Charli from The Berry Bushel. Having [Read on...]

Purple with Rage: Aubergine Heartache Chocolate Cake and Beetroot Truffles

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We’ve all been there. Head shoved down a bucket of Haagen Dazs without a spoon after some lowlife emotional f**kwit casually announced they’d rather spend Saturdays in future with their band/ their horse/ their rugby team* instead of yours truly (*delete as appropriate). The Heartache Chocolate Cake, featured in Harry Eastwood’s Red Velvet Chocolate [Read on...]

Orange and Saffron Sand Cake from Harry Eastwood’s Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache

I’m not going for obvious Hallowe’en references this year but I can promise you this blog post features bleeding and stabbing. If you can’t face the full on sugar hit of a cupcake and brownies are too chocolatey for your taste (in which case you may be on the wrong website), this flowery – [Read on...]

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cupcakes from Harry Eastwood’s Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache

Going away on holiday is terribly inconvenient when you’re a food blogger. In the last month I’ve had both a weekend away to Provence and a week in Montenegro. In between these trips my father was staying in the back bedroom keeping me away from the computer in the early morning and late evening [Read on...]

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    Possibly healthiest burger ever. Olive & shittake! #wildfoodcafe #nealsyard (Taken with instagram)


    02/03/12

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    In love! #lecrueset #valentines ramekins in M&S #westfield (Taken with instagram)


    01/28/12

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    Am being taunted by pictures of Parisian hotel bars in press releases. The 34th floor La Vue bar at Hotel Concorde La Fayette. #Paris #hotels


    01/23/12

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    Busy editing the book today - tantalising sneak peak! (Taken with instagram)


    01/16/12

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    KitKat Chunky frenzy! I’m nabbing the peanut butter ones, which would you choose? #chocolate 

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    01/16/12

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    Valentine’s treat using Renshaw’s red Ready to Roll coloured icing.


    01/11/12

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    Two limited edition Valentine’s cupcake flavours available from Peggy Porschen Parlour, Belgravia:

    Strawberry & Champagne and Chocolate Raspberry Kiss make the perfect cupcake couple for Valentine’s Day. Cupcakes priced at £3.50 each, available to pre-order for collection online at www.peggyporschen.com from February 1st 2012.


    01/11/12