Goodbye and Hello

Farewell 2010, and hello to the possibilities that will unfold in the year ahead. Have a wonderful New Year, y'all!

Time Travel

We stumbled upon a Tardis in Edinburgh.

Happy Merry!

A little belated, since Boxing Day is almost over, but Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you've had plenty to eat, plenty to drink, and plenty of presents still to open!

Eating Edinburgh (Part One)

A selection of junk food. Bad for the waistline, but strangely satisfying, nonetheless. 

 Ham and cheese croissant - train food.

 Nutella and banana crepe from the German Christmas Market. It was 'healthy' because it has bananas in it.

 Fried mozzarella sticks. We also had fish and chips but you all know what that looks like.

 Deepfried Mars bar. Yes, I did it! It was listed under 'Traditional Fried Foods' in the chip shop.

The 'Burgh Breakfast' crepe. Don't judge me, I was starving and it was a cold day.

Sour cream and chives pretzels - train food again, this time on the way back.

(Almost) Black Books

While in Edinburgh last week, the Manbeast and I quite literally stumbled into our new favourite bookshop. Shelves laboured under the weight of dusty tomes, while every available inch of wall was covered in pithy life lessons.

Suffice to say that the both of us left that warm, magical cave with happy hearts, light wallets and heavy arms from buying too many books. 

Armchair Books, Edinburgh

Half A Rainbow

I tried to make another rainbow layer cake last week, and the last layers (green, blue and purple) came out very badly. So badly that I had to chuck them. 

The flavours here are (from left to right): 

cranberries

orange peel

and hazelnuts. 

It was meant to be filled with alternating layers of vanilla and chocolate buttercream, and covered in cream cheese frosting, but I settled for chocolate buttercream inside and out. Let that be a lesson - do not bake when stressed, especially when it's the night before your wedding.