Monthly Archives: October 2010

Smile cupcake

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

Life is not perfect and flops are bound to happen sometime or other. Your cake may not rise,  you burn the rice, or you forget to add an ingredient… You just have to remember to keep on smiling, laugh at … Continue reading →

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Guess what this is?

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

Enjoying food involves our senses. It’s about what we see and smell and then what we taste. If it does not look inviting, then we probably will not try it. But sometimes our eyes can be deceived and what we … Continue reading →

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Butternut Soup Recipe

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Ingredients 3 Tablespoons Butter 2 Onions, chopped 2 Cups butternut, cleaned and chopped 3 Tablespoons flour 1 Teaspoon Curry powder Pinch of Nutmeg 3 Cups of Chicken Stock 1½ Cups Milk Salt and Pepper Method: Saute the onions in the … Continue reading →

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Butternut soup

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Time to more away from cupcakes and onto other things. With the temperature dropping and the world around me changing into the most beautiful colours of orange, amber, red and yellow it made me realise that winter is knocking at … Continue reading →

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Love Lemons!

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

I love lemons. Cooking and baking with them is like making magic happen. It’s the sour flavour alongside the sweet in baking and the amazing tang in cooking, which makes lemons just lovely. And the person who decided to combine … Continue reading →

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Cupcakes and me

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Although this blog is called More than Cupcakes I have to start by writing about the cupcake! Cupcakes were the very first thing my mother taught me how to bake. I remember climbing up on the kitchen counters to reach … Continue reading →

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More than a Cupcake…

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

I seem to have gained a bit of a reputation, among my friends and family and even further afield, as a cup cake queen. Yes it is a speciality of mine, but there is more to me then just cupcakes. … Continue reading →

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