Take time to smell the roses.

Slow down and enjoy what is going on around you. Enjoy the pleasures of life, like this shortbread made with rose water and dried rose petals.

There is something about using roses in your baking that seems pretty glam.



Rose water is a by product of rose oil which is used in perfumes. It is steam distilled crushed rose petals. Rose water is used a lot in... Read more

Hello Readers,

I am writing to apoligise for being such a lazy poster.

I made you all this Strawberry Shortcake Sorry Cake. Unfortunately I cannot send it to you, mostly because you are all so far away. If I had, it would have taken anywhere from 2-14 days to get to you. It would turn up all smooshed and covered in fruit flies. You would think that it was a horrible sorry present and I would be... Read more

Toot toooooot. All abord the love boat to Yum Island. First stop CitrusCurd Town. Second stop Raspberry Ville. Third stop Meringue Land. Last stop Yum Island.



Who doesn't like Lemon Meringue? Thats right, surely nobody, and if you don't you are loco.

This recipe is a pastry-less Lemon Meringue, I have nothing againest pasty, but I just couldn't be bothered making it on this particular day.

Lemon curd was a little bit... Read more