Category Archives: Delectable delights

Sweet and naughty goodies

A Fairy Party

I cannot believe the pink one is two. Walking, talking, independent, confident, and full of attitude of the good and bad variety. Thankfully she is still squidgy and hugely huggable, so there is a little bit of baby left, but … Continue reading

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Fat Witch Bakery and a scone!

What a great name for a bakery. I had never heard of it before last week when Mr.P returned from NY baring gifts of brownies – which had been charmingly left on his pillow in some Soho hotel. Intrigued by … Continue reading

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Hot cross Mummy

Poor little lambs. They all arrived (that is all 6 of them) earlier than usual under the illusion that spring was around the corner. How wrong could they be. It has been snowing on and off here for 2 weeks, … Continue reading

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Lottery in the Larder – chocolate brownies version 2!

How many versions of brownies are there? Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds is my guess. Nuts, no nuts, flour, gluten free, dark, milk, fruit, you name it, somewhere there will be a recipe. I am pretty dull and stick rather … Continue reading

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A ‘rude’ cake!!

‘Mummy’, you’re driving rudely! Umm – that’s a new one on me. ‘Badly’ I can handle, ‘fast’, well that’s debatable, but ‘rudely’ I am not sure if to be flattered or disturbed. One of the numerous funny things about children … Continue reading

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‘B’ is for Birthday = CAKE

‘B’ is for birthday, ‘C’ is for cake. And the eternal question, what kind of cake? and when exactly am I going to make it? Decorating after all takes about 4 times longer than you ever bargain for, all those … Continue reading

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Sweet for my sweet….another chilli sauce

The clever little men behind WordPress put together a rather impressive annual report for Lardersaga which came winging into my inbox on New Years Eve. All sorts of fascinating information is disclosed, number of hits per day, where in the … Continue reading

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The goose is getting fat

Scarily, Christmas is fast approaching. This should be of no real surprise given it is the same date every year, but somehow it does rather creep up on you. Despite 2012 rapidly dwindling away, I am happily smiling to myself, … Continue reading

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Memory lane chocolate biscuit cake

Last weekend we visited Cornwall. Not our standard weekend out of London, after all it is a rather hefty 270 miles away, so not a distance to be taken lightly with the little people in tow.  A family wedding beckoned, and … Continue reading

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Time for Tea: A Cake for Granny

‘Carrot cake and it doesn’t even taste of carrots!’ At least that is what Mr.P announced last week after years of pressure to try the blessed cake he finally braved it only to proclaim the above. The reason we had … Continue reading

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