Valentines day is just around the corner, so I picked this recipe to try. I’ve baked macaroons before but they were either burnt or under baked. It’s not my favourite biscuit but I’m determined to master it. I think it’s not too hard but it’s very time consuming!

Anyway, I bought this Love Food Macaroons book for £1 and decided to make this simple macaroon recipe.

I used a macaroon tray for this bake. I find that the macaroon are very smooth on the side unlike those that are piped onto the baking sheet. I think baking on a baking sheet gives the macaroon a more authentic look.

This Valentine’s day, why not try to bake your own meringues, pavlova or roulade for your loved one instead! It is cheap as it requires minimal ingredients and it is delicious! However, do allow plenty of baking and cooling time.

I am so delighted to receive three different natural flavoured white icing sugars from Sugar and Crumbs to try. They are Pink Lemonade, Chocolate Milkshake and Banana Split. They come in a 250g resealable bag which is very handy for storage.

Over the past week, I had been using the icing sugars to bake pink lemonade with almond meringue, chocolate milkshake meringue with white chocolate and banana heart-shaped pavlova.

I have always wanted to make meringue as they only require a couple of ingredients and should be easy but I’ve always been put off by the long baking time. Now that the children are at school, I feel like I have the time to tackle it.

This is another recipe inspired from The Secret of Cookies by Gu Huixue but I have altered the recipe slightly. This is a very light Almond Meringue Cookies with a lovely light crunch.

Halloween is coming soon. Have you thought of what you are going to bake? If not, why not try baking these Zombie fingers. I am not a professional baker, but just an enthusiastic amateur baker. I believe you could bake better fingers than me. This is a recipe from Patsie Cheong, One Day One Dish book which I bought while in Singapore. I have altered the recipe slightly to suit the Halloween theme.