What a strange (and somewhat scary) time we’re living in! A month ago I was posting about our fabulous fourth annual Galentine’s Day party, never dreaming that just one month later a ‘party’ would only consist of the people I live with (my “bubble” of Mr Sweet nor’westerly and 22 month-old master SN) and that… Continue reading Isolation Cheesecakes {Individual Berry Cheesecakes}
As the title suggests, there’s a bitter element to the usual sweetness on the blog today. Last month after a series of recent strokes, I lost my grandmother. She was my last living grandparent and the one I had been closest to. Even more sadly, I hadn’t felt that closeness for some time: during the… Continue reading Remembering Grandma {Berry Jelly Cheesecake Slice}
The wintry weather has made me long for warmer times… and reminisce about the cakes I made during the summer wedding season. So here’s a post that has been waiting since last summer to see the light of day! No two cakes are the same, but sometimes I come across a cake quite different to anything… Continue reading A Midsummer Day’s Dream Wedding
What better use for a long weekend than some time in the kitchen, baking up a storm. There are few things that make me happier! However a poorly-timed cold/flu took me down during the week so I’ve been trying not to go crazy with baking, let alone blogging about it. (‘Poorly-timed’ because a) when is… Continue reading Long Weekend Baking: Brownie Galore and Memorial Day Cupcakes
After a bit of time off work over the Easter break (largely spent without my computer!) I’m now tidying up some blogging ideas that didn’t quite get polished off before the holiday. At one point recently I made around 200 cupcakes within one week – in fact, it felt like I did little else in… Continue reading Two Cupcakes For The Price of One: Chocolate Berry Cupcakes x 2
Sweet nor'westerly 