I bought a Gingerbread House kit as a treat for my boys recently. It seemed like such a magical-mommy festive thing to do. I thought the kit would make the process quick and easy so we could get down to the real process of eating it. Create it, appreciate the the beauty and then eat…
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Christmas Sheet Cake
Yesterday we bought our first real Christmas tree. It is 3 metres high. I took my little boys with me and naturally, they chose the biggest available option. I wasn’t exactly telling them that they couldn’t have it though…I quite liked it too. It smells so beautiful and looks perfectly at home in our lounge.
White Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream and Candy Canes
It has been cold these last few days. Like really cold. Like we need to make hot chocolate and fires, kinda cold. So we did exactly that. As you can see 🙂 We are 2 weeks away from official summer yet this past week you would never say that. Yoh! But it’s naaaaice. I’m not…
Candy Cane Coconut Ice Recipe
Tra la la la la la la la laaa laaaaaa!!!! Nope you can’t avoid it. It IS Christmas time 🙂 And just to remind you in case you didn’t know, there are only 5 Friday left until Christmas. Uhum, Yes. Just so you don’t think I’m bombarding you with Christmas recipes so early on, it…
Christmas Trifle in a Jar
Whilst researching “trifles”, I came across many different versions, some had jelly some didn’t, some had alcohol some didn’t, some had boudoir biscuits, some had cake, some had cream and others had custard…and some had it all!! I came to the conclusion that anything goes really! I wanted to make a trifle that was pretty…
Christmas Mince Pies
These are the easiest and probably the most economical Christmas Mince Pies you can make. The recipe calls for a jar of Safari fruit mincemeat which I found at my local Spar Supermarket. The recipe makes about 16 mince pies. And what delightful little treats these are…homemade goodness!
