I’ve been sick for three weeks now. It’s getting very frustrating, especially as I’m not sick enough to stay home from work, but of course, going into work does tend to make it worse… And then I get depressed about…
Category: shameless bragging
Recipe: How to make a Cross-Dressing Ken Cake, plus the Gallery of Ken!
Here, for the delectation and delight of those who have far too much time on their hands, is the full and complete recipe for how to make a Cross-Dressing Eurovision Ken Cake, with costume reveal marbled insides and alcoholic agar…
Happy Birthday to Me!
I made a cake for work. A big cake, as befits someone who needs to feed cake to 90-odd scientists. By big, I mean it was more than 30 cm in diameter, about 15 centimetres high, and weighed more than…
Industrious Catherine Post
I’m gearing up for a big week, with either choir practice or singing lessons every evening, work every day until Wednesday, and at least one Easter service every day between Thursday and Sunday. Today has therefore been a day for…
2012 in Review (because all the cool kids are doing it)
I’m a bit late on this bandwagon, largely because I went into one of my baking frenzies yesterday, inspired by my recent acquisition of Sugar and Spice, by Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra, and my subsequent compulsion to make everything in the book,…
Merry Christmas!
May your Christmas Dinner be delicious, your family visits non-stressful, your gifts – given and received – be precisely what was desired, may your children actually sleep in on Christmas morning (and may the batteries on that fluffy toy duck…
So much confectionery…
I’m still taking orders for jellies this week, so act now, before it’s too late! I’ve been very diligent this weekend, and should be able to start filling orders for people on Tuesday. As a reminder, the prices are: $15…
A couple of menu posts…
I’m out practically every night at present, so in lieu of actually useful content, here, have a few menu plans…
Show-Off Post: Imbolc Wedding Cake for Rhiannon and Reed
So, earlier this year, my friend Rhiannon emailed me and asked me if I’d be willing to do her wedding cake and maybe cater her wedding. “A lot of my friends have allergies,” she warned me, “So of course I…
Cake Preview
Just a short post tonight, because I have indeed baked wedding cakes with some success but also, apparently, at the price of a migraine and some serious wobbliness, so it’s an early night for me.