Month: February 2014

European Travel – Milan

European Travel – Milan

After our enjoyable time in Zurich with our friends it was time to continue with our adventures in Europe. Our next destination was Milan our stop over before travelling onto Venice. Leaving Zurich you could see the melting snow from the Alps forming cascades of […]

Valentine’s Day – Chocolate-Rosemary Torte

Valentine’s Day – Chocolate-Rosemary Torte

I don’t usually make lots of cakes for Valentine’s Day, but when I saw this recipe at Mother Earth Living for a very different kind of chocolate cake I knew I had to give it a go. As mentioned in earlier posts we have a huge […]

Valentine’s Day Celebration Cakes

Valentine’s Day Celebration Cakes

  I think it is always nice to know how a celebration originated, and Valentines Day is no exception.  The Web definition from Princeton states:   Valentine Day: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection. An excerpt from Wikipedia states:      Saint Valentine’s Day, also […]

Almond Friands – Healthy Option

Almond Friands – Healthy Option

Sorting out some of my many magazines I came across this recipe for an Almond Angel Friand With Raspberries in the Healthy Food Guide.  My first thought when reading the ingredients was that it wasn’t like most friands that I have made before as there […]