FAB weekend

 Hopped on the train from Brighton to London Bridge only £14.00 for
me and my two girls ! (off peak Sat). Neck ache, looking at the Shard.

This amazing face is on the wall by the Truman Brewery Spitifields,
 the artist has used the old crumbling wall to sculpt this incredible image.
 I went for the Orla Kiely Sample Sale

 Just off Brick Lane is City farm Spitifields it a community run farm.

 With  2 donkeys, sheep, chickens, guine pigs, rabbits and a shetland pony.

Thai Lunch from one of the many stalls selling a wide range of delicious food
from around the world, too much choice.

 Retro Fish and Chips, (for the fussy girls) wrapped in printed newspaper
 and served by waitresses in 40's style clothes. The deco is very much in keeping
with the retro/vintage style.

 Fifties furniture at the Geffrye Museum, this fab furniture museum, is free
and from the 1st of April the inspiring herb gardens are open.

last minute baking idea's for Mother's Day

 This is one of the easiest dessert ever ! adapted from Lorraine Pascale's

Baking made Easy,
You need one chocolate swiss roll and a tub of chocolate ice cream.
 line a glass bowl with the swiss roll ,(one large swiss roll is plenty)
 filling in the gaps with swiss roll, sprinkle a little
 liqueur of your choice or apple juice, over the swiss roll
(I forgot) fill the remaining space with chocolate ice cream,
Lorraine suggests Green and Black but I used Sainsbury's ,
freeze overnight, and when you want to serve
turn the bowl over and it slips out easily .

Sorry no picture but I made Lorraine Pascal's apricot flapjacks,
 (recipe on her website)
Very easy and def the best I have made.

The photos don't look great but the Carrot Cake cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery
were easy to make and very yummy. The strawberry topped cupcakes were a
simple basic recipe, and iced with 150 grms of butter and 300 gmrs of icing sugar
and the zest of one orange, mixed together and topped with a strawberry.
Have a great Mother's Day.

Science Festival

 Last week end I was at Brighton science festival
showing lots of lovely people how to made fabric

from plastic carrier bags , the results were incredible.

 Hope you are enjoying the great weather.