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  • Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas

      As the year draws to an end, I am so grateful for my life, my family and  those of you who have supported and followed me on  Shades of Cinnamon.  …

  • Cocoa shortbread biscuits

    Cocoa shortbread cookies

      These chocolate shortbread cookies are a variation on a traditional shortbread recipe, and I decided to decorate some with white fondant and the others with royal icing.   Watch this quick…

  • 3 ways with Christmas Cakes

    3 Creative Ways to Decorate your Christmas Cake

      We all have our favourite Christmas Cake recipe, this is mine  that belonged to my mother, and probably her mother before that.  I have been making it for as long as…

  • Col'Cacchio summer pizza

    Celebrate Summer with Col’Cacchio pizzeria

      Col’Cacchio pizzeria is making the most of everything there is to love about summer with their latest seasonal menu.  Think simple, fresh and healthy, bursting with colour and flavour.…

  • Trail mix

    Trail Mix

    Homemade trail mix –  its a tasty and nutritious treat when you’re on the go.  For me, its for birdwatching, viewing wild animals, or hiking through the Zululand bushveld.  But whether u are…

  • Pulled pork sliders

    Pulled Pork Sliders and Coleslaw

    Sliders are essentially small burgers which are often served in pairs, trios or even six at a time.  According to the earliest records the  name originated aboard U.S. Navy ships, due to the…

  • Lemon drop cookies

    Lemon drop cookies

    I bought some great farm eggs with yolks that were almost orange they were so dark.  I knew they would make the most amazing lemon curd, so I whipped up a bottle…

  • Chocolate cupcakes

    Chocolate cupcakes

       I thought I would share with you some of the gorgeous chocolate cupcakes that Helen and I have made .  Some of the icing flower work is intricate and detailed, but…

  • Healthy Granola bars

    Healthy Granola Bars

    “Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners” – Roald Dahl. Well Roald Dahl my friend, you…

  • Toasted coconut marshmallow

    Toasted Coconut Marshmallows

    This is an old favourite from my past.  There is nothing more comforting than soft, melt in your mouth marshmallows that have been home made and rolled in toasted coconut. I still…