Category Archives: Cooking

How to make a Secret Baker smile

Posted on May 19, 2015 by thepogblog

The loveliest thing happened yesterday.  After traipsing to work with four trays of Sticky Bicky Cake (a delicious gooey refrigerator cake that my best friend’s mum used to make when we were kids), that weighed more than my rucksack (and … Continue reading →

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Dinner and chinchillas

Posted on May 12, 2015 by thepogblog

One of the very good things about living on my own is that I never have to consider anyone else when it comes to dinner.  This is also one of the very bad things as most of the time it … Continue reading →

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Training the neighbours…

Posted on April 21, 2015 by thepogblog

My neighbours can be a bit of a challenge.  No, that is work language (see how they have trained me?!).  My neighbours are a nightmare.  And the problem is, I’m slightly scared of them and their very large extended family … Continue reading →

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It *was* an emergency…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by thepogblog

Sister 2’s boyfriend is really good at baking cakes.  He made one a few weeks ago with caramel loveliness in it, and then admitted it was tinned caramel stuff.  I love it and admitted that I had a tin in … Continue reading →

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Hanging in there with cakes and caterpillars

Posted on March 24, 2015 by thepogblog

It was time for a bit of secret bakering on Monday.  My last offering of flapjacks hadn’t seemed too exciting, so I decided to push the boat out and make my Mum’s chocolate spice cake which is a family favourite.  … Continue reading →

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Bugs

Posted on March 17, 2015 by thepogblog

Remember the post about the terrible caterpillar birthday cake I made my mum? Sister 1 was particularly unimpressed.  She told me how she would have done it.  I told her she should make one as she clearly had a better … Continue reading →

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Birthdays, parties and an utter failure of a cake

Posted on March 3, 2015 by thepogblog

This time of year is full of Birthdays – full I tell you!  In the last week it has been Sister 1 and 2’s: Probably the least said, the better. Gorgeous Godson’s: It was all a bit too exciting for … Continue reading →

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Flapjack Fairies

Posted on February 25, 2015 by thepogblog

I did some secret bakering at the weekend.  I actually did some the week before, but in the way that I think is probably unique to me, I managed to screw up all five trays of flapjacks that I made. … Continue reading →

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Little Pea and me, and some bulbs and jam tarts

Posted on November 4, 2014 by thepogblog

On Saturday I had a long overdue Little Pea and Me afternoon.  We had plans.  And I realised why you should never have too many plans with an 18 month old in tow.  In fact, there are a few things that … Continue reading →

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Easter ‘creativity’

Posted on April 22, 2014 by thepogblog

I tried to get creative over Easter.  I think it is fair to say, I failed. On Sundays, whoever is around goes to my Mum and Dad’s for Sunday dinner.  We take it in turns to make pudding and this … Continue reading →

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