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Author: Clare Albans

  • March 11, 2013
    Photo credit: glorioustreats.com Last week, I wrote a post about the variety of online tutorials available on how to make…
  • March 2, 2013
    Today was such a beautiful day! We had a day catching up with friends and also had a bit of…
  • Mary Berry's Lemon Victoria sandwich | Hello! Hooray!

    February 17, 2013
    Mary Berry's Lemon Victoria Sandwich recipe was specially commissioned by the GDST for the 140th anniversary of the Girls' Day…
  • February 17, 2013
    I absolutely love lemon curd - sweet and tangy, it goes really well with so many things. It tastes amazing…
  • February 14, 2013
    It has been quite a while since we've worked on our wedding invitations. I remember lots of my married friends…
  • February 10, 2013
    Today is the start of Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, so I'd like to wish you all…
  • February 9, 2013
    This is the final new recipe that we have tried out this week, and is another from Jamie's 15-Minute Meals.…
  • February 8, 2013
    Another of the new recipes that we have tried out this week is Nigella Lawson's Chicken with Tomatoes and Peppers.…
  • Pork Marsala with Mushroom Rice and Broccoli with Lemon and Parmesan | Hello! Hooray!

    February 7, 2013
    Despite my intention to cook lots of new meals this year, it didn't really happen in January - but we…
  • February 2, 2013
    One of our friends suggested to us that we visit the Camera Obscura during our visit to Edinburgh last month,…
  • January 31, 2013
    It was my birthday a few weekends ago and we decided that we would spend it in Edinburgh. I've never…
  • January 29, 2013
    My goodness, it has been ages since I wrote a post! It has been such a busy couple of weeks…
  • January 14, 2013
      I haven't had much time for crafting over the past few days so I thought I'd post a few…
  • January 8, 2013
    We spent the run up to New Year and the first few days of 2013 in Maryport in Cumbria. Maryport…
  • December 31, 2012
    We spent Christmas in York with my Mum and Dad this year, and had such a wonderful time! It was…
  • December 23, 2012
    Every year we go on a lovely walk from Crosspool in Sheffield to Bamford in Derbyshire, which has become known…
  • December 21, 2012
    Pastelitos de Boda are also known as 'Mexican Wedding Cakes', but we only ever make them at Christmas and never…
  • December 2, 2012
    I love cold and sunny winter mornings when everything is covered in frost. It always looks so beautiful! Now is…
  • November 29, 2012
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I absolutely LOVE cake. I could quite happily live without chocolate, but there is no way I could cope without…
  • Jamie Oliver 30 minute Chicken Pie | Hello! Hooray!

    November 20, 2012
    If you haven't got a copy of Jamie's 30-Minute Meals: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast then it should definitely…
  • November 16, 2012
    Yesterday I posted a tutorial about how to make your own ipad case, but due to a technological hitch I…
  • November 15, 2012
    Last week, I became more up-to-date in the technology world because my new ipad arrived! I mainly bought it for…
  • November 11, 2012
    We're trying to keep the cost of our wedding as low as we can without compromising on the things we'd…
  • November 4, 2012
    I think that pizza is probably one of the greatest food inventions (Tom would argue that the sausage is, in…