Author Archives: rollingpinsandneedles
chocolate roulade
SO, This week I did something a bit naughty – I pretty much pushed one of my friends into creating his own blog. That’s right. And all just to make sure I’m forced to post more often. So far it’s … Continue reading
coconut tea cake
I should probably explain the reason for my absence from this blog. It’s two-fold really: 1. I really needed to give baking a break. Not because I had grown tired of it, quite the contrary; mainly because my waistline suffered … Continue reading
lemon curd
or: This post may or may not need a more reverential tone from me During the Queen’s jubilee (not sure jubilee is capitalised but in case it is, Jubilee – also, can I say ‘Queen’?), I decided to break my … Continue reading
quilting
So I’m trying to focus on my crafts a bit more and avoid making so many sweets. It hasn’t exactly worked yet (just ask the carrot cake we finished last week) but at least I’m trying. I bought a quilting … Continue reading
honey, do I look old in this?
I like needlepoint. There, I said it. Earlier this year I said I’d try to post more of my crafts, as a conscious effort to make more and actually finish things I start. My first crafty post of the year … Continue reading
mac and cheese (minus the cheese)
Yes that is a misleading title. I just needed a pretext to talk about some macarons I made, and the above seems good enough. Little known fact about me: I’ve never had mac and cheese. I will though. Tomorrow. But I … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, chocolate, desserts, dulce de leche, egg, macarons, meringue
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dare to make scones
So, Here is the latest installment of the sometimes exciting, sometimes not so much, Daring Bakers. This month the challenge was brought to us by someone called Audax Artifex. Well, I’m sure that’s not his name, but that’s his, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in baking, daring bakers, recipes
Tagged baking, breads, cream, daring bakers, jam, raspberry, scones
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meringue
The story isn’t new: girl decides to make custard, girl is left with lots of egg whites, girl doesn’t know what to do with them, girl trawls the internet in search of a good recipe, girl ends up making the … Continue reading
rye sourdough
So I missed the DB challenge in December. All the Christmas and New Year preparations (along with all the pre-christmas deadlines at work) ensured that I was unable to get a sourdough starter ready in time. In fact, I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged breads, daring bakers, healthy, sourdough, tea bread, yeast
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blogobirthday
So what better way of celebrating this here blog’s first birthday than by wishing everyone a happy new year? NONE. So Happy New Year, everybody. I know I haven’t posted for well over a month, but well, blame daylight savings. … Continue reading
