There comes a time in a 6 year old’s life when they must have their own kitchen. As you can imagine this was especially true for me. And there came a day that I turned to Peter, who was flittin...
Although my life is mostly just work, not sleeping and then sleeping as much as possible with a bit of eating thrown in, I occasionally get the chance to get out in the fresh air. Although I have...
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Also known as how to make everyone flock to your table at cheetah-like speed. I was a latecomer to the macaron craze. I had never so much as sniffed a macaron until halfway through my degree when...
http://cakeinthecountry.com/2014/06/17/dark-chocolate-salted-caramel-macarons/
Well, it’s been a while. I’ve given up a large amount of my blog time in order to sleep in the last few months (job, exams, life has been taking over), but I have been swearing to myself that...
http://cakeinthecountry.com/2013/11/23/double-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Hello there. I’ve been MIA for a while, mainly a result of my working and being a grown up (worse luck). That I won’t bore you with, but I have put into words another wee tale of growing up i...
http://cakeinthecountry.com/2013/05/05/growing-up-in-the-west-of-ireland-chronicles-bonfire-night/
Also probably The book eats 3! Growing up in Ireland, where to the Irish person waffles are the infamous potato waffles, I didn’t get much exposure to the american or belgian style waffles. I h...
http://cakeinthecountry.com/2012/10/15/sweet-sugar-waffles-for-dessert-book-eats-3/
Going from being a broke student to a broke jobholder has it’s perks. For one, I have slightly more disposable income. I mean slightly, you’d all have heartattacks if you knew how much my stu...
I’m not going to lie. These are my new pride and joy. Well, they may be neck in neck with the brownies. And the devils food cake. And the cookies. Hmmm. I see what’s happening here. Oh dear. ...
Long ago, I attended a gem of a place called school. I realise I’m only out of education three months, but I’m talking about a while back. And whilst most mornings we would (all 6 of us) fit ...
http://cakeinthecountry.com/2012/09/29/the-wheels-on-the-bus/
Jennifer is my cousin. She was born that way, she couldn’t help it, poor girl. We spent a lot of time together growing up, whether we liked it or not, for my mother’s family are all quite clo...
http://cakeinthecountry.com/2012/08/11/homemade-peanut-butter-cups-especially-for-jennifer/