I walk past a cafe on the way to the station every morning and they have gone Full Christmas with their decorations. We’re talking lights, tinsel, those foil decorations, card Santas and banners. My favourite part is the jelly window stickers. That read “LET IT SNOW”. Which some, assuringly French, patron has rearranged to “LE TITS …
I refreshed this post from my old blog. Mainly because it’s a brilliant, lazy and easy way to make, store and transport cakes. You don’t even need to wash up your cake tins and the batter is made in a saucepan. Ingredients 125gr butter 125gr soft brown sugar 125gr black treacle 150ml milk 1 egg 1tsp vanilla …
I love that part of Christmas where you just start eating food at weird times of the day. I’m talking about the mince pie, cheese and champagne breakfasts. The perfect acceptable piece of Christmas cake at 3pm, despite the fact you’ve just hoovered up a leftovers sandwich. Midnight bubble and squeak sessions that inevitably happen …
When I was younger, Christmas Day had a set routine. It wasn’t timed to military precision, it just flowed. We weren’t allowed up before 7am. We’d all open our stockings only may parents bed (Note: impressive as I have three siblings). Then Mum would cook the world’s largest breakfast. Then presents after breakfast. Then Christmas …
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