New beginings...

Sooooooooooooo. There's been a bit of an absence again- what can I say? I got engaged last week, so my head's been in the clouds (and pretty much still is), although i'm able to function relatively normally now!
I'm not starting on planning anything until next year, but I can't stop thinking about food, cake and Pimms cocktails! A girl can dream!

My next conquest...

You may think there's a bit of a pattern emerging here... just to make things perfectly clear, I DO have an undying love of all that is cake!
And with that in mind, I'll be trying my hand at some new recipes in the coming weeks, including Chelsea Buns with oodles of cinnamon, and a bit of history about the Cornish cream tea and other British traditions. So until then, savour the thought and keep on cookin'!

I had a hankering...

Yesterday, I decided with today being my day off that I'd go on a picnic. And you can't have a picnic without cakes, right?

Anyway, for some time now, I've fancied a decent chocolate eclair, and have been disappointed at the quality of the shop bought ones. So I decided to make my own...
Having only made choux pastry on one other occasion,

I was a little unsure of myself, but low and behold, they turned out very well! So thank you Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Fizz Carr, for you simple, but very effective recipe!