Made for my neighbour's little girls 1st birthday.
42 squares of delicious Cath kidston-esque colours.
Scrummy!!
42 squares of delicious Cath kidston-esque colours.
Scrummy!!
Tuesday 18 December 2012
☃ The lead up to Christmas ✰
How has December flown by so quickly? This month has been very busy indeed!
Early snowfall for my 40th birthday birthday...Spent with my nearest and dearest.
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A visit to Santa's grotto...
A completed blanket for me and hubby, very welcome in this cold snap!
Celebrating with dear friends ♥
A Kitchen dining table and chairs makeover from dull wood to vintage duck egg blue~I'm SO pleased with the result, should have done it sooner!
Before...
After! Ta Dah!!
Cute Christmas pud cake pops for little boys party bags, not bad for first attempt at these!
Daughter made this at school, he NEEDED a hat and scarf!
Working on this scarf for Sadie.
All presents bought (mainly online) ~ thank god for Internet~ I hate trudging round shops. Big food shop ordered, all pressies wrapped, house blitzed (which will need doing again) in between keeping the family happy with constant supply of mince pies and sticky buns...
1 week to go.... Sadie is very excited, we will be making our biscuits to hang on the tree at the end of the week, I LOVE this so much! I'm making the most of little ones excitement, so precious when they believe in Father Christmas, it just won't be the same when she grows up....
I am quite happy listening to my Kings choir carols CD, and enjoying a nice glass of wine or port, and a viewing of A Christmas carol and some Capra, at some point. Can't wait to see the Snowman and Snowdog. Raymond Brigg's animations are Christmas itself :)
Plans are afoot for a new venture for me in 2013.
I for one after cooking all the dinner for family will not be relegated to the stool or pouffe at the dinner table!! Humbug to to all the sexist ads on the box at present!
Hope you are all surviving the mad rush....
Merry Christmas, Love and peace to all. xx
Early snowfall for my 40th birthday birthday...Spent with my nearest and dearest.
.jpg)
A visit to Santa's grotto...
A completed blanket for me and hubby, very welcome in this cold snap!
Celebrating with dear friends ♥
A Kitchen dining table and chairs makeover from dull wood to vintage duck egg blue~I'm SO pleased with the result, should have done it sooner!
Before...
After! Ta Dah!!
Cute Christmas pud cake pops for little boys party bags, not bad for first attempt at these!
Daughter made this at school, he NEEDED a hat and scarf!
Working on this scarf for Sadie.
All presents bought (mainly online) ~ thank god for Internet~ I hate trudging round shops. Big food shop ordered, all pressies wrapped, house blitzed (which will need doing again) in between keeping the family happy with constant supply of mince pies and sticky buns...
1 week to go.... Sadie is very excited, we will be making our biscuits to hang on the tree at the end of the week, I LOVE this so much! I'm making the most of little ones excitement, so precious when they believe in Father Christmas, it just won't be the same when she grows up....
I am quite happy listening to my Kings choir carols CD, and enjoying a nice glass of wine or port, and a viewing of A Christmas carol and some Capra, at some point. Can't wait to see the Snowman and Snowdog. Raymond Brigg's animations are Christmas itself :)
Plans are afoot for a new venture for me in 2013.
I for one after cooking all the dinner for family will not be relegated to the stool or pouffe at the dinner table!! Humbug to to all the sexist ads on the box at present!
Hope you are all surviving the mad rush....
Merry Christmas, Love and peace to all. xx
Monday 3 December 2012
Cinnamon buns
The minute I saw these, I could almost smell them and wanted to make them!
Thanks to Cherrymenlove for posting this recipe.
You will need:
A largish rectangular tray 1inch deep.
For the dough:
250ml warm water
2 x sachets of dried yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
150g caster sugar
250ml warm milk
150g butter
2 tsp salt
900g plain flour
2 large eggs beaten
The filling:
75g melted butter
225g dark muscavado sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon
100g dried fruit/or nuts (optional)
The drizzle icing:
200g Icing sugar
1heaped tsp cinnamon
1 heaped tsp ground nutmeg
Add the yeast and tsp caster sugar to the warm water,stir and set aside, it should grow a bit! In a large bowl, add milk, melted butter, sugar, salt and eggs.Stir, then add the yeast mixture, then stir in the flour.
Knead well for 10 mins by hand, or use the dough hook in a mixer if you have one, this should take 5 mins.
Place the dough into a large bowl and cover, leave in a warm place for 90 mins or so until dough has doubled in size.
Prepare the filling 10 mins before dough is ready.
Turn out the dough onto the worktop, use a little flour to stop it sticking.
Roll out the dough into roughly large rectangle shape, slather with the melted butter, then sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and fruit.
Start at top edge and roll down into a sausage shape, and cut into 12 rolls. Place into a buttered tray, face up.
Leave to prove a bit more for 15-30 mins, cover with a tea towel, I left mine on cooker top.
Pre heat oven to 180.
When they have grown, pop into the oven for 25 mins, and wait for the smell to waft through the house.....Tis amazing!
When they are golden brown, turn out onto a wired rack, and leave to cool. This is almost impossible as you will be picking bits off to taste test!
In a bowl mix the sifted icing sugar and nutmeg and cinnamon, add a little water at a time, you want a thickish drizzle consistency.
Drizzle the buns, I had a helper for this bit!
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Thanks to Cherrymenlove for posting this recipe.
You will need:
A largish rectangular tray 1inch deep.
For the dough:
250ml warm water
2 x sachets of dried yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
150g caster sugar
250ml warm milk
150g butter
2 tsp salt
900g plain flour
2 large eggs beaten
The filling:
75g melted butter
225g dark muscavado sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon
100g dried fruit/or nuts (optional)
The drizzle icing:
200g Icing sugar
1heaped tsp cinnamon
1 heaped tsp ground nutmeg
Add the yeast and tsp caster sugar to the warm water,stir and set aside, it should grow a bit! In a large bowl, add milk, melted butter, sugar, salt and eggs.Stir, then add the yeast mixture, then stir in the flour.
Knead well for 10 mins by hand, or use the dough hook in a mixer if you have one, this should take 5 mins.
Place the dough into a large bowl and cover, leave in a warm place for 90 mins or so until dough has doubled in size.
Prepare the filling 10 mins before dough is ready.
Turn out the dough onto the worktop, use a little flour to stop it sticking.
Roll out the dough into roughly large rectangle shape, slather with the melted butter, then sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and fruit.
Start at top edge and roll down into a sausage shape, and cut into 12 rolls. Place into a buttered tray, face up.
Leave to prove a bit more for 15-30 mins, cover with a tea towel, I left mine on cooker top.
Pre heat oven to 180.
When they have grown, pop into the oven for 25 mins, and wait for the smell to waft through the house.....Tis amazing!
When they are golden brown, turn out onto a wired rack, and leave to cool. This is almost impossible as you will be picking bits off to taste test!
In a bowl mix the sifted icing sugar and nutmeg and cinnamon, add a little water at a time, you want a thickish drizzle consistency.
Drizzle the buns, I had a helper for this bit!
The buns are HUGE and need to be halved. Finally dust with some icing sugar, plate up,make some nice coffee, tear apart and enjoy!
Happy Christmas!! xx
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