The Begrudging Baker

Last year I went on holiday to Porto, the second largest city in Portugal and home of port wine. A friend that I met through my MA journal...

It was my mum's birthday the other week. Inspired by one of the cakes made by a contestant on the Great British Bake Off, I made her a...

Last week I held a gluten-free bake sale at work to raise money for Coeliac UK, the charity I am running a half marathon for on 9 October. ...

So you've trained. You've eaten healthy. You've stopped drinking. You're at your fittest, fastest best. Now race day is fa...

I love chocolate. The thought of being vegan and unable to eat it is deeply distressing to me. But my sister is both lactose intolerant ...

This month I am going to be doing something a bit different on this blog. I am trying to avoid refined sugar, junk food and booze until I ...

Yesterday, I just fancied a little something sweet in the evening. I didn't have any chocolate or biscuits in the cupboards - I tend...