Every year I say I'm going to be more organized and every year I'm never quite as organised as I would like to be. In fact the only year I was completely, utterly finished for Christmas with the exception of food shopping was last year when I was pregnant with Isabelle and the thought / notion of being due any time around Christmas forced me to be. Part of the issue I have is that I like love giving, therefore find it really easy to 'add' to my gift list. There the usual.. immediate family, … [Read more...]
Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
I love the smell of gingerbread! To me they smell and taste just like Christmas, giving off all sorts of warm and cozy vibes. I imagine they are perfect when paired with a mug of steaming hot cocoa (perhaps not so perfect for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere at this time of year but there’s nothing stopping us from indulging at other times!). I am a firm believer that anything that adds to the festive season gets a big tick; so this year, when I decided to make my annual Gingerbread Cookie … [Read more...]
Pastel Bunny Canvas
Oh, how things change when you have children.... Before Sebastian and Isabelle I would never have even considered decorating for a good majority of the holidays and for no particular reason really (Christmas - yes but not the rest of them). Yet, now that Sebastian is of an age where he is starting to understand what is happening I am all over the holidays. I want to see the joy and magic in their eyes. I want to make the holidays special for them just like I remember them being … [Read more...]
Caramello Filled Easter Cupcakes
It's official, Easter's less than a month away and if I was looking for a another reason (not that I need it) to get baking, this would be it. Seems like the perfect match if you ask me... I love baking + I love chocolate = (insert heart eyes emoji)! Easter truly would not be Easter if these babies didn't make an appearance. I have already whipped and eaten (not by myself!) the first of two possibly three batches of these cupcakes. They are some what of a … [Read more...]
Mini Chocolate Christmas Puddings
Now, Christmas isn't Christmas in our household, if I haven't whipped up a packet or two of these Mini Chocolate Christmas Puddings. I first made them many years ago with my Mum and well, have been making them every Christmas since then! They are the ultimate crowd pleaser, I have yet to meet a child, parent or grandparent who doesn't like them. These Mini Chocolate Christmas Puddings are super cute, fun, easy to make and a MUST on my Christmas baking list every … [Read more...]