The baby shower cookies were oh-so cute but they took a very long time to make. This was probably because I had never iced cookies before but I think it helped to plan out the cookies in advance and choose which colours and decorations I'd need before I started. I used pastel shades of blue and yellow with white. I also knew I'd...
I've been toying with the idea of creating my own iced sugar cookies. They're a bit like zoo biscuits, like we get back home in South Africa, but you can make them in any size or shape you like. The idea is that you bake a simple sugar cookie biscuit base and then top that with royal icing in your preferred colours and...
We've had a long week that involved a lot of going out and not much eating in at home. We went to the launch of the uNondaba Press Club (where we ate biltong), we went to a wine tasting at the SA Wines Online Warehouse (where we ate biltong) and there were very many late nights at work (no biltong, and, in fact,...
Greenwich is one of my very favourite places in London. It is filled with pubs, quirky restaurants, markets (vintage, hand-made and food!) and boutique shops. It is also the home of Greenwich Mean Time, the Greenwich Observatory, The Cutty Sark and, amongst other attractions, the Greenwich National Maritime Museum. Above you can see my friends Richard (right) and Aaron (left) who are walking towards...
It was the perfect weekend for baked goods and delicious foods. It was a working weekend, but Saturday was a lovely stay-at-home day filled with cold windy weather - ideal for snuggling up with some pretty strawberry swirl cakes! This delicious recipe began life as Sweetheart Cupcakes based on a raspberry swirl cake but left my kitchen as a strawberry swirl variety (due...
There's something to be said for lazy Saturday mornings spent at food markets. Sure, dining out at fancy restaurants has its perks... but still, who doesn't love hand-picking the ingredients for the perfect picnic lunch from a collection of delightful farmers' stalls and bakers? This is a photo of the Borough Olives stall. It's packed with olives, sauces, pestos and delicious pickled ingredients....
We've had visitors here. They've been a lovely bunch, but it does mean that Bakercourt goes awfully quiet for a bit, doesn't it? We've had a grand two weeks of London sightseeing, eating and exploring. I'll have to update you all on it very soon. For now, though, I leave you with two postcards I bought from Bletchley Park. I particularly love this...
