Potato and Leek Soup a la Thermie

I had a craving for a good old fashioned soup-er bowl of leek and potato goodness so I went back through the archives, stumbled upon this recipe and gave it a bit of a revamp. It's still as good as it [Read More]

Carb Loading

It's the morning after the night before and the day before race day which means it's time for some serious carb loading! I start as I mean to go on and have a big breakfast with the boys from [Read More]

Picture Perfect Birthday Cake

If you love candy but you don't love cake decorating,  then this is the cake for you! It looks sensational, it's the ultimate sweet treat and the lollies cover up any decorating [Read More]

It’s Party Time!

So the cake is iced, the balloons are blown and it's time to be a smarty and start to party - David is 40! We've reserved a room in one of David's favourite places, Harts Pub, where there's great [Read More]

The Race to Cake

So I rush home from work and get to work on David's Picture Perfect Cake. I have a small window of opportunity to get this little baby iced and decorated before I decorate myself and collect the [Read More]

Back to Back

It's an early but exciting start to Thursday. I'm making my comeback at the gym. I haven't enjoyed my fortnight bad-back induced gym exile but it's true what they say, absence does make the heart grow [Read More]

Another Birthday Bake

It's the morning after the night before and I'm feeling a tad fragile. I can't stomach gourment gorging and imbibing fine wines on school nights like I used to. Getting older sucks! I'm also [Read More]

Birthday Boy

I wake up at 4.30 AM! I wasn't joking when I said I was extremely excited about David's birthday. David has always been absolutely fabulous, but now he's forty too! Hooray! It's a big birthday which [Read More]

Bring on the Birthdays!

I squeeze in a sneaky run after work. I have to go hard and go fast because I have David's cake to decorate. The Chocolate Fudge Cake looks good enough to eat, but I resist the urge and get down and [Read More]