A few weeks back I spent a fascinating few hours on a Basic Barista Course at Coaltown Coffee Roasters in Llandybie.  Coaltown is a family run, award winning, small batch, speciality coffee roasters that is currently run from the family home.  There are plans afoot for a purpose built live roastery to open in Ammanford
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A friend suggested this week that I should put my recipe for Red Velvet Cupcakes on the blog!  It reminded me of how much of a fan base my Red Velvets had!  So here goes….. The recipe for the cake is taken from the book ‘EAT ME! The Stupendous, Self-Raising World of Cupcakes and Bakes
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So last weekend I made a Chocolate Peanut Butter Drip Cake!  I love all things Peanut Butter!  I posted a photo on Facebook and have been inundated with requests for the recipe!  It is actually a recipe by John Whaite, who won the third series of the Great British Bake Off in 2012 and can
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Last Saturday I was invited along to Onboard Surf & Coffee to sample the coffee (& doughnuts!) Onboard Surf & Coffee is situated at 464 Gower Road, Killay.  Although originally just a Surf shop, early last year owner John decided to add a Coffee shop and late last year a Barbers also opened in the building.  Thus
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Yes! I have deviated away from coffee and cake for this post but I wanted to share this gem of a foodie business with you all. Newly opened and situated on the Mumbles Seafront at Southend (in between the crazy golf and children’s park) is Gower Seafood Hut.  It’s run by Chris Price and Sarah Kift
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There is one Summer trend that has definitely caught my attention – Flamingos!  What started with me buying some Flamingo drinks glasses in Ikea, has now become almost an obsession!  Everywhere I look there seems to be Flamingo stuff!  Such is this obsession that I have friends who are regularly sending me photos of Flamingo
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Huge congratulations to Scarlets rugby who won the Pro 12 final with a mesmerizing display against Munster at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.  It  was thoroughly deserved for the team, who in recent weeks, have produced some scintillating performances and taken some major scalps.  Well done! My love affair with the Scarlets began
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A lot of friends ask me ‘so what is a flat white?’ Some say ‘Is it like a Latte?’….. No, it’s not a latte! It has a higher proportion of coffee to milk than a latte.  The milk is more velvety in consistency, allowing espresso to dominate the flavour. Some say ‘Is it like a
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I get lots of requests for my vanilla cupcake recipe!  It’s a recipe that I created for my eldest Son’s Christening nearly 8 years ago!  Due to its popularity I set up a home cupcake business that I ran for several years.  I have literally sold 1000s and 1000s of these cakes at local produce
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Today (the 26th May 2017) is the day that I launch my blog. It’s a very significant date as it would have been the 42nd Birthday of my late Husband Greg, who we lost in February after a year long illness. He was a truly wonderful man who always supported my daydreams of coffee and
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