The 58th Bake: Apple, Cider and Raisin Crumble

I went to the gym last night and somehow over the last week, between the Princesstarta, the Hot Cross Bun Loaf and scones with jam and cream I have gained a bit of weight!!! How did that happen? Or not you may ask with all this baking in the house!  Anyway, who says what is an ideal weight.  Tbh, I don’t mind these extra curves, for a while.  And why should society dictate my weight anyway, which I googled out of interest and found that I should be 8 kg lighter…ridiculous, that would make me a size 8!!!  I went to a Poetry Slam yesterday and (more…)

The 14th Bake: Grasmere Ginger Shortbread

Its been a long weekend, Easter and I kind of lost track of the date, somehow.  So Tuesday has arrived and it is the 3rd March and no bakes have been had yet this month.  So with Daylight saving finished, I got up at what I thought was 8.30.  Quite Read more…