Strawberry Pie

The facts were these… So I missed posting last week but it actually lands perfectly for Mother’s Day. So it’s S1:E5 of Pushing Daisies and we see the extent of Ned’s magical powers of bringing dead things back to life in the form of pie. Narrator: The Pie Maker stared at the ripe strawberry that had…

Triple Berry Pie

The facts were these… Apologies it’s been a little over a week but university work causes disruptions to the usual programming. I hope you enjoyed last week’s pie and have maybe started watching the show yourself! I’ve really been having fun with this series so far as pies are so straightforward to make it allows…

The ‘Pie-lette’: Three Plum Pie

The facts were these… If you ever watched and loved the show ‘Pushing Daisies’ then welcome to this very niche club. This quirky, Wes Anderson style TV show was a favourite of mine as a child that consequently had a bigger impact on my personality than I first realised. Rewatching it now as a 22…

Vanilla Cheesecake

Just to get back to basics A friend recently asked me for a recipe for a vanilla cheesecake and it occurred to me that I’ve never actually made one before. Whenever I make cheesecake its always something like chocolate or caramel; which are by no means exotic flavours but can sometimes be quite sickly and…

Blueberry Muffins: A love letter to coffee shops

Just a bit of context I am a big fan of coffee shops. I love sitting with a cup of coffee and a cake, people watching (not in a creepy way to be clear, just observing my surroundings) or putting the world to rights with a friend. I’ve really missed it during lockdown, there’s not…

Perfect Fluffy Pancakes

Just a bit to plug my instagram… Hello! It’s already March 2020 and I’ve yet to post on here. I’ve been a busy bee making cakes to order to fundraise for a volunteer trip to India this September. If you do want to keep up to date with what’s coming out of my kitchen then…