My Favourite Things

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This Time Last Year

Latest Cake Order

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Tiny Parcels

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I have been trying as many new recipes recently as I have a few cake orders to fill. Saying that when I do have the chance I tend to reach for my favourite cookbook.

Individual beef wellingtons was my pick (in the book they are made with venison but I'm personally not a fan). They also have caramelised red onions instead of a mushroom level which is also a bonus as I'm not a fan of those either. 

First step is to season and then sear the meat for 30 seconds on each side.

Then in the same pan caramelise the chopped onions with salt, butter and sugar for around 20 minutes before adding the Armagnac and cooking for a further 10 minutes. Leave the onions to cool slightly before blending to a paste.

Quarter the puff pastry and roll out into a rectangle and then cut in half so that it is slightly larger than your meat. Repeat to create enough for all your streaks.

Brush the streaks with mustard before placing in the middle of one the squares. Top with some of the onion paste before placing another square of puff pastry on top to make your parcel.

Seal the parcels by crimping with a fork and cut a cross in the top to allow steam to escape. Bake in an oven 200C for at least 12 minutes (for medium rare). Enjoy!

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Everything Changes Extra

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I seem to have been really busy recently even though it's been quiet-ish at work. In between cake orders and my sister's birthday a couple of weekends back, I had time to point and line another box that was gifted to me at Easter. As blue is my favourite colour, of course I painted it in my Annie Sloan Greek blue and in a similar fashion as my bargain box I found last summer.

The box itself is a shoe shine box that my mum found at our local vintage shop. It was in good condition and only needed a bit of clean inside.

I did end up waxing the entire box with my Annie Sloan wax but the unpainted sections didn't really need it.

I then used some board my dad cut to the correct size to line the box. I picked up some striped material from Hobbycraft, of course in blue to match.

The material just stuck on with double sided tape and a little bit of fabric glue to help in the corners and then they just slotted in to a place. I just a laid a piece of the material on the bottom to finish of the lining before the sides were put in.

Now I have two boxes to sort my magazines in.

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My Favourite Things

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Sister's Birthday Cake

Wedding Cake order finished

My Jo Malone Pamper

Paris D.I.Y Xmas present

Mum's Rachel Khoo inspired dessert

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