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Let’s talk fairytales and cake

June 20, 2021 by SimplyBeingMum

Once upon a time there was a young girl who married a Prince. There is no fairytale ending - but it's a great starting point to talk about cake. So, let's talk cake. Let's also travel back to Wednesday 29th July 1981 - the day Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles, it was the first time I baked a celebration cake. ...

Time To Bake A Birthday Cake

April 6, 2015 by SimplyBeingMum

When I first started blogging it was intended that it be a way to share my home-spun recipes with family and friends. Although it evolved into something so much more. One of my most popular posts is still, Making It - A Simple Birthday Cake. Most days I am within the top 5 results on Google in the UK for 'how to make a birthday cake'. ...

Focus in 2014

January 6, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

This new year feels very different to last. Last January I wasn't well, having picked up a nasty bout of Flu whilst visiting Santa in Lapland. Flu turned to pleurisy, I seriously lost my motivation, and even worse - my sense of humor. Every cloud has a silver lining - What did my 4-month illness teach me? To make hay while the sun ...

Our Magical Gingerbread Masterpiece – A Winner?

December 9, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at Chez Wright. Even if the tree isn't quite finished. Mid-way through decorating we downed baubles to crack on with this year's Gingerbread house masterpiece. One of the many advantages of reducing Christmas gift shopping, is there's plenty of opportunity for homemade festive fun at the weekend. As an ...

My Creative (& Slightly Cluttered) Kitchen

October 1, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

School's out due to industrial action in the UK, so we've been having our very own home-economics class . It was super easy home-made kids pizza for lunch... Followed by 'decorate a cupcake' dessert... (not all for us, half went home with friends...) I'm sure you can guess, the kitchen is in a bit of a mess. ...

Food Waste Friday / The World’s Gone Baking Mad

September 20, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday! Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and ...

No Waste Tastes Great / Holey Cake Batman!

September 13, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great. Every Friday morning I follow my simple No Waste Tastes Great routine Not this morning. To cut a long-story short I ended up visiting A&E (ER) yesterday. It was all something about nothing. I'm fine. But it taught me a lesson. It also inspired a blog post which I'll share soon. My unplanned hospital ...

Using Up Stale Bread – Spiced Apple Pudding Recipe

September 2, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

Today is the start of Zero Waste Week 2013. What better way to kick it off than with a tasty, frugal recipe that uses up potential waste. Typically stale bread at Chez Wright would be whizzed in the food processor to make breadcrumbs - which would then be frozen. This week, however, I'm using up rather than freezing where I can. I already have a container ...

Back2School Chocolate Cake Recipe

August 20, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

We're just over half way through the summer holidays in the UK. An advocate of creating memories and developing traditions, I thought I'd share something that we enjoy on the first day back at school at Chez Wright. Posting this halfway through the hols means should you fancy giving it a try you have enough time to get the ingredients in! Back2School ...

No Waste Tastes Great / Baking Disasters

August 2, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great... Click here to learn more about my Friday routine Simply Being Mum's Friday Fridge ...

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