Orange and Dark Chocolate Muffins

These muffins were a happy discovery.  This is the third batch I’ve made in two weeks!  They came in to being as a way of using up left over mixed peel from a chocolate pan forte I made at Christmas time.  They got gobbled up so fast I’ve now had to buy more peel! Make…

Lovely Pistachio Ice Cream

My husband and I have a list of 30 things to do before we are 30.  One of them is to cook the entirety of a cookbook.  This sounded like one of the easier ideas at the time but it is actually quite a challenge!  We spent a while looking for a book which had…

Chilli Pepper Pendant

I don’t know about you but sometimes I find the period after the start of the new year a bit bleak. After all the celebrating and spending time with family the dreariness of January really hits home! So I decided to crochet something to make me smile (it is after all, the motto of my…

Banana and Orange Loaf

I mentioned it was my husband’s birthday last week; well I think it’s a tradition in most offices to take in cakes on your birthday.  He asked if I would mind baking him some to take in and of course I said I would!  There were about 30 to feed so I made a batch…

Almond, Orange, and Choc Chip Muffins

I posted earlier about my basic muffin recipe and how I add to it or modify it depending on what ingredients have or what I feel like eating.  I thought I would show you another variation which I made the other day so you can see how easy it is to make your own flavours.…