The past few weeks have been a very busy time in the Rees household, with very little time for blogging! On May 19th both Will & Morgan celebrated their birthdays, this year sharing their special day with a certain Harry & Meghan!  This was followed by a hectic but fun birthday trip to Eurodisney! With
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A year ago today, I launched my blog, on what would have been Greg’s Birthday.  So today is a time of reflection and celebration. Although the blog is just a hobby at the moment, I’m proud to say that I’ve managed to post 53 items that have been viewed over 6000 times by over 3000
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The Bank Holiday Weekend of May 5th-7th saw Swansea welcome 30 plus food stalls to Museum Park for the Street Food Festival.  Stalls from far and wide showcasing foods from all corners of the Globe were present as Swansea basked in beautiful Bank Holiday sunshine.  For a self confessed foodie like myself, this really was
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May is a very busy month in the Rees household!  Both William and Morgan have their Birthday on May the 19th! (which also happened to be the date of a certain Royal Wedding!)  This year they turned 9 and 3.  So when there’s a Birthday, there’s a cake!  Or in fact there were lots of
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There has been a lot in the Press recently about the increasing problem of plastic pollution.  What really brought it home to me was when one of my idols, Sir David Attenborough, highlighted the scale of the problem in his ‘Blue Planet II’ television series.  Having studied and taught Biology, and having a keen interest
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Probably one of the coolest places I’ve ever had a coffee served to me from is ‘The Thirsty Elephant’.  This is a unique VW coffee van serving speciality coffee from my friends at Coaltown Coffee. I visited ‘The Thirsty Elephant’ whilst it was set up alongside Pontyclun train station.  It is situated here, just outside
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A couple of weeks ago I visited the beautiful seaside town of Tenby.  The purpose of my visit was to spend some of my Birthday money and Grand National winnings on Gin at ‘The Cranny’ (Pembrokeshire’s Gin Palace).  Mission accomplished!  But whilst in town I wanted to also find some decent coffee. My pre trip
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These are my favourite cupcakes!  And not just because they contain coffee!  They are a cupcake version of a traditional teatime favourite – Coffee and Walnut Cake.  These were one of my most popular bakes when I sold cupcakes at produce markets and the Scarlets Rugby supporters village.  I use freshly brewed espresso as the
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It’s probably not gone unnoticed that I am now somewhat of a Gin enthusiast?!  Having recently made a Gin & Tonic Drizzle cake and a Gin infused Carrot cake (both of which were delicious!) I decided to create a G&T Cupcake recipe of my own.  It involves a lime infused sponge topped with a gin
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I’ve recently returned from a short family break to Dubai.  A much needed fix of Winter sunshine, although it seems a lifetime ago following the ‘Beast from the East’ parts 1 & 2! We stayed at Atlantis, the Palm which was a  perfect destination with the kids.  They loved the Aquaventure Water Park, Lost Chambers
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