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ne of my
daughter’s favourite stories as a small child was called “The Squirrel Nutkin”.
Now Nutkin was a young mischievious little guy and a bit of a free-spirit as
squirrels go and would spend his days having loads of fun. He would sing,
dance, and poke fun at Old Brown, the resident owl on Owl Island, just about escaping from the owl’s wrath without most of his his tail. While the other

I’ve had a lovely break from blogging (sometimes real life gets in the way) but am back to celebrate World Nutella Day!

Here is an easy pancake cake - the pancakes are sandwiched together with Nutella and Frangelico cream, then drenched in ganache and topped with hazelnuts. A variation could be to add roasted chopped hazelnuts to the cream or sliced bananas to a couple of the layers.

I love almonds – they’re my favorite nut. But for far too long I avoided recipes that called for almond paste because I’ve never seen the ingredient around here. Then it suddenly hit me: if I made eggnog from scratch for a pound cake recipe, why not almond paste? I do not know why it took my brain so long to come to that conclusion.
The homemade almond paste – recipe from this gorgeous book

This week, the temperature here dipped to nearly zero during the night.  The
chillness was not spared during the day with lots of wind and rain coming to our
direction-  It is near impossible not to switch my usual salad and main dinner to
something more substantially rich and fulfilling lately and one of the thing I have
been craving for is a good piece

I cannot believe I made this cake.  Fondant is something I have been
contemplating for like - ever and finally, I made it.  They say, a little push
for a reason sometimes does it.  In this case, it is a project with my friends
which prompted me to try.  Recipe will soon follow.  At the meantime, I
will leave you these photos here to comment