Hello sweet readers from so many different countries! I know you must be interested in cakes from all around the world. And as laChouett hosts a weekly ‘Pick the World’ event I thought I’d finally make a contribution! This week it’s about Guatamela and I […]
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Street photos of Sant Medir Sweet Festival in Barcelona!
Sometimes things do just fall out of the sky into your lap, in the shape of sweeties. This morning, as I lay in bed pondering where I should go a wandering to take my ‘street photo’ for the course, I heard the noise of drums […]
The Dalí museum and bread adventure
Bread? Dalí? What’s the connection, you might well ask. Prising myself away from my bed and computer on Saturday, I went on an eye-opening daytrip adventure to Dalí’s Theatre-Museum in Figueres. We arrive and lo and behold, above the museum entrance are statues holding aloft […]
Cake lunch, inspired blogging and an easy brioche (recipe)
Anyone for a two-course cake lunch? Let’s sit down and have a cup of Paradise tea. Oooh, some cake and nice light brioche rolls, really easy and fast to make! I’ll give you the recipe. But no baking right now. We’ll just get comfortable and […]
Thoughts on a Chocolate pear log (bûche) and a recipe for Chocolate cider cake
We grew up with a yule log cake (bûche) for Christmas, a French tradition, and my mother told me that in the olden days neighbours visiting during the festivities used to bring a log to add to the fire before sitting down – a wooden […]
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