Quick Raspberry Trifle

    Preparing a quick raspberry trifle on Christmas Day is a firm family Christmas tradition. This is so we can fulfill another more important task – the tradition of eating the trifle for Boxing Day breakfast! (we do serve the trifle with fresh fruit as well – blueberries, strawberries, and extra raspberries). Another tradition […]

Strawberry Santa Christmas Pavlova

    Placing these Santa’s on a pavlova is a great idea for Christmas and this one was made by my Aunt for dessert on Christmas Day. It wouldn’t be a proper Kiwi Christmas without the Pav!   The Strawberry Santas have a filling of cream cheese and this was a nice taste combination with […]

Pepparkakor (Gingerbread Biscuits) Decorated with Royal Icing

    Pepparkakor is a traditional Swedish recipe. These Scandinavian spicy biscuits are traditionally served on St Lucia Day, which is a celebration of light on the longest night of the year. St Lucia Day is one of the biggest Christmas-time celebrations in Sweden and is held on the 13th December. This date was unknown […]

How to make a Tissue Paper Pom-Pom

    I thought tissue paper pom-poms looked complicated to construct until I tried making them and found that they are surprisingly easy and quick to make. They look really effective strung together in a bunch, and can transform a room for a party, such as engagement parties and weddings. You can colour theme the […]

Merry Christmas Everyone

  MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!   Here’s my e-card to you all – a Christmas tree made out of M&Ms. Thanks for reading my blog posts. Have a very Merry Christmas!