It’s been a while since we’ve featured a business or person we respect and admire… shamefully too long.  We believe in the power of the pioneering spirit of creative folks.  We applaud anyone who can take a talent, skill, or product, make it marketable, and try to make a living from it — heck, we [...]

Bara Brith is a traditional Welsh food. It translates literally to Speckled Bread. It varies depending on which part of Wales you are in, though I’m a fan of the South Wales version, more of a fruit cake. The North Walian is a yeast bread, I have yet to try that one. I dislike saying [...]

Recently we acquired some new cookie cutters, one of which was the most adorable little tea cup, with a matching tea pot. Well, I just had to make something with them, the tea cups were so small, we thought about using them to top a cupcake.. But what cupcake would have a tea cup on [...]

Tea is a very important part of the day, especially afternoon tea which is typically between 3 and 5pm. It’s thought that the custom of drinking tea started in England when Catherine of Braganza married Charles II in 1661 and brought the practice with her from Portugal. Sadly, social customs change, and the occurrence of [...]

Presented for your delight and delectation,three more cakes have been added to the gallery. A highly technical two tiered cake with extensive piping, pastillage and gumpaste flowers. A devils food cake with cocoa painting and modeling chocolate details. And a sculpted cake of tea and cookies. Enjoy!