Stitch This

  • Baking Mr Right

    I’m all for a bit of cannibalism. Take a peep at today’s ritual sacrifice at the alter of after school treats. Standard vicky sponge with half caster and half brown sugar. Banana, raisins and cinnamon added in at the end. And I used 3oz sugar rather than the normal 4. Let’s see if we keep…

  • What shall we do today?

    Elder and I had a lovely day together yesterday. We dropped Little One off at nursery and went for a cup of tea at Waitrose (BIG treat), caught the bus into town, forgot all about household chores for a while (me), was thrilled with a ‘well done’ sticker from the dentist (him) and mooched round the…

  • Half term survival tip #2

    Keep ’em sweet. Baking and icing today ( subtle colours aren’t me I’m afraid) combined with a long walk and a trip to the park. Elder was asleep within 2 minutes…I’m typing this sitting next to his gently snoring form. I don’t often completely enjoy childcare but today was great. Just have to clear a…

  • “The best biscuits I’ve ever tasted”

    I am not much of a cook. Dear Husband (DH) does most of the cooking tbh. I pootle about with baking instead. My grandmother taught me to bake. We used to make a full afternoon tea spread whenever we went up to visit her. Apple pie (lots of cloves), coffee cake, cheese scones…you can imagine.…