Throwing Parties To Eat Cake
A new fun way to expand your party food selection is with cake donuts. Donut pans are widely available and inexpensive, plus you can make them with most sponge cake recipes and decorate them to suit your occasion. My younger kids wanted to help me make rainbow coconut cake donuts, as everything has to be…
I. Am. A. Chocoholic. Hopefully that is my first step to curbing my appetite but in the meantime I have come up with this raspberry, coconut and chocolate scone recipe. All the ladies at the Women's Insitute are gasping in horror at a classic recipe being tampered with, but it is so delicious, and topped…
When my youngest asked for The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr as her birthday party theme I was so excited! It has been a favourite of mine since I was a child and was one of the first books I bought when I was pregnant. The great thing about throwing a party…
My kids have grown up with Lauren Child books and when my eldest asked for a Ruby Redfort party I was thrilled. I was not so thrilled at the idea of hosting a zoom party (due to lockdown) as the fun of kids parties for me is in the presentation, decoration and activities and I…
This year our party themes have been taken from my children's favourite books. I have used kids books before for parties as they are so inspirational for the decor and food. My middle child picked The Secret Garden which i was thrilled with as its so full to the brim with British birds, animals and…
This weekend our cat, Austin had his first birthday so we had to throw him a party. As he waltzes around like he owns the place, and is black and white, I thought 'Saturday Night Feline' suited him well. I haven't seen Saturday Night Fever so i googled John Travolta for the famous picture and…
