Mabel loves bananas (“narnas”) & she loves apples (“pappoos”). She has also become quite partial to a piece of cake, so the combination of apple & bananas in a muffin was sure to be a winner. This is the original … Continue reading
A very special lady recently entered her 4th decade – my sis-in-law Soph. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the Harts & Warricks gathered in her local, the White Horse (aka the “Sloaney Pony”) in Parsons Green to eat, drink & … Continue reading
May & June are busy birthday months in our family. My little brother Tim & nephew Paul, followed by my hubby Nick then Keith, then Mama & finally Mabel’s Great Grandad Albert. It’s also Father’s Day. I couldn’t bake for … Continue reading
Mr Boo has an obsession with Vanilla Coke. I knew he always had a liking for it, but since they’ve brought it back he drinks little else! So, I got to thinking, I wonder what recipes there are that use Coke. … Continue reading
My Mum brought me back a selection of wonderful dried herbs from her holiday in Crete this year, which included a bag of poppy seeds. What better way to use them than in a lemon & poppy seed cake? Here’s … Continue reading
I tried something a bit different for the obligatory generic & inevitable cupcakes for Mabel’s birthday party. Whilst cupcakes are considered old hat by some & I can hear baking snobs proclaiming “Cupcakes are so 2010 dahling. Whoopie pies & … Continue reading
We have been a bit quiet here over at Harts & Carafts lately but we have still been busy crafting! My sweet little Mabel turned 1 this weekend (where did that time go?!) so it was only right & proper … Continue reading
Gosh, feels like it’s been ages since I made anything. So in an attempt to get Christmassy, I decided to make some gingerbread cupcakes. I’ve made plenty of gingerbread biscuits, but never the cake before, so this was a new … Continue reading
Now that I’m a working Mummy, the time I have to blog has been seriously depleted. But I’m going to give it a good go! This past weekend the lovely Cara & hubby Dave came over for an Italian themed … Continue reading
As my favourite cookery writer Nigel Slater says: “I can’t sleep if there’s not a cake in the house”. This evening there wasn’t but there was a healthy quantity of eggs, butter & sugar left over from my last project, … Continue reading
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