Tomorrow my little M will be 1 year old. He has grown from a teeny ball of sleepy squish into a pint-sized ball of never-ceasing energy and noise. Scrambling around the house on all fours, little M is always exploring, and already showing his personality and asserting his little will. The 12 months since he [...]
Easter is here. This means a long weekend yippeee!!!! I’m looking forward to sunshine, chilling out with good friends, hot cross buns, chocolate, and perhaps a sleep-in if I’m lucky. Of course, Easter is also a special holiday to me, a time to reflect on the immoderate and undeserved grace of God. Not to …
I’ve been participating in “Daring Bakers” challenges for 6 months now. The Daring Kitchen is a group of cooks and bakers who collectively try out a new and challenging recipe each month and share their successes (or failures) at the end of each month. Its been a fun way to try making things I’d never [...]
I made these oreo cupcakes for a baby shower a couple of weeks ago. The cake is sweet, white and fluffy dotted with big cookie chunks. The 1/2 oreo cookie at the bottom is a sweet surprise which also helps hold the cake together somewhat while eating. The recipe for these cupcakes comes straight from [...]
It wouldn’t really be honest of me to show you only the beautiful dainty things I bake. Because, truthfully sometimes the things that come out of my oven are not pretty at all. See, look at these: Ewww huh?! They’re supposed to be blondie bites – blondie batter baked in mini muffin cups. They were [...]
Living in Dublin we occasionally have the pleasure of playing host to friends and family visiting the emerald isle for the first time. One of the outings we do with most visitors is a trip to the Guinness Storehouse, the original brewery of the famously Irish stout. The building is impressive and the tour …
A cup of tea should always be accompanied by a nice sit down and something sweet – preferably a biscuit for dunking or a big slice of cake. I think I enjoy the ‘nice sit down’ almost as much as the tea itself… sitting down, chatting with your fellow tea drinkers and a brief respite [...]
Hi, I'm Kat. I'm a Designer, Artist, Wife & Mum, Christian, Kiwi, Wanna-be Baker & all-round artsy / craftsy person. This is my space to share about life, inspiration & my cooking & crafting adventures.
