New Addition to the Family: Mickey

Here is the newest addition to our family, Mickey!! We have had him for about a month now and he is settling in very well. I want to make some pupcakes for the pups and found this recipe. It sounds pretty good for them but wanted to see if anyone out there has a recipe that they have tried out or could recommend. Mickey showing off...

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Test Kitchen: Frosting Part 2

I originally posted some different styles of frosting back in July. Here are 2 new ones I tried the other day. Which one do you like? ...

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National Cupcake Week: Very Chocolatey Cupcakes with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

So, I finally got a chance to make some cupcakes this week. Wish I could have made some everyday for National Cupcake Week but I have been too busy! My friend from work, Becca, is moving to Australia and she had a leaving party last night. I wanted to make some cupcakes for her so I quickly whipped up 24 very chocolatey cupcakes with marshmallow buttercream frosting. I used the Hummingbird Bakery basic chocolate cupcake recipe but the batteries...

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Blueberry Muffins with Yoghurt Icing

I was sent a lovely package from www.mybakes.co.uk a few weeks ago and I have been wanting to try out the items ever since. Today, I decided to bake Blueberry Muffins and use the Simply Melt Yoghurt Buttons sent to me. On the back of the package was a recipe for Blueberry Muffins and I thought I would try that out too. So, are you wondering what I thought of the yoghurt buttons?! They made a lovely icing for the muffins, great flavour and...

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Steak Slice with Broccolini

This is my second favorite way to have steak and I wanted to share the recipe with you. It's nice and quick and the only way I will make mine. My favorite steaks are grilled by my Dad and I'm not even going to attempt that as they will be no where near as good as his grilling. Since I don't have a nice fancy grill like him, I use a grilling pan for my stove top and this recipe produces great steaks. This is my take on a Nigella Lawson recipe. Recipe Inspired...

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Rice BlogHop: Tiramisu Rice Pudding

Last month, I entered my Cake in a Mug to be part of a bloghop focused on cakes! My cake got quite a lot of "likes" and is now the most popular post on my blog. I was then emailed shortly after asking if I would like to participate co-hosting in the next bloghop, focused on rice. I wasn't sure to begin with as I had no idea what I would make with rice but with emails of encouragement from fellow bloggers and a good search on the net, I found a...

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