Birthday Week – Part 1
[…] in this house. Within 4 days, my husband, oldest son and sister all have a birthday. And in the preceding 3 days, one of my oldest friends in the world, […]
[…] in this house. Within 4 days, my husband, oldest son and sister all have a birthday. And in the preceding 3 days, one of my oldest friends in the world, […]
[…] born son, please do not think that my husband was short of celebrations on his birthday weekend. Weeks ago he decided that this year, to mark the day (which normally […]
[…] than a little mortified when a very special person asked for a Pizookie for his birthday celebrations last weekend and I drew a complete blank. Task in hand, I quickly […]
[…] This weekend is not only the BIG Jubilee, but it also almost coincides with a birthday in this house for the one whose favourite cake happens to be a Victoria […]
[…] Within 5 days, my blog, my husband, my oldest son, and my sister all have birthdays. That is a LOT of cake. Building Feasts may come first chronologically, but this […]
[…] of my favourite brunch dishes, originally inspired by Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa). For the birthday breakfast crowd, I decided to make three times the usual, in case EVERYONE ate […]
[…] met Anna and Ellie when, by a stroke of genius, we celebrated a friends milestone birthday at one of their fabulous flower arranging classes. “Not your average florists” could not […]
[…] because this is just that recipe that you need in your armoury for an easy birthday cake, light enough to take icing, but decadent enough to enjoy with a dusting […]
[…] We spent two nights at Ballymaloe. It was under the auspices of a rather significant birthday happening next month, but really, it was an excuse to eat like gluttons and […]
[…] been a month of excess here. Jewish holidays, ridiculous amounts of entertaining and a brief Italian interlude for a friend's spectacular birthday celebration, puts me on an official indulgent meal break.
[…] it’s covered with a chocolate ganache. This also works really well as a two layer birthday cake for a celebration. You can replace the cinnamon in the recipe with ground […]
[…] baking, to use as a tart layer or filling, to whip into buttercream for a birthday bonanza, or simply spoon over apple wedges for a sweet snack. There is always […]
[…] quote on the front resonates, and others are there just waiting for that special someone’s birthday or celebration. I have recently discovered that there is an even bigger thrill in […]
[…] around. They are like little chocolatey pillows – the cookie version of a moist chocolate birthday cake from your childhood, and were one of my mothers winning tricks to lure […]
[…] not know about them, as my beloved sister gave them to my husband for his birthday last year. But to be honest, at the time I sort of dismissed the […]
[…] just a few weeks away from delivering my youngest son. They catered my mother’s 60th birthday party for me, and it is the only time I have seen Itamar (who […]