Day 34. Sizzle and drizzle.

It's fair to say that investing in a KitchenAid has been money well spent. Never have cakes been made with so little effort, buttercream whipped to such a smooth consistency and in addition to its usefulness, it's just so damn sexy to look at!

Lemon drizzle cake and a Victoria sponge are the results of today's time in the kitchen, along with a delicious chicken and seafood paella using a saffron mix that my friend Jane Flint's Mother brought back from a trip to Spain.

I couldn't decide which photo to use but the lemon drizzle is sitting on a plate that Bea hand painted when we are at Center Parcs so for that reason alone I've picked this one.

It must be time for a coffee now and maybe a slice of cake. But which one? 

Day 7. Chrome wheeled, fuel injected.

Well worth the wait

It's fair to say that social media is a big part of my life. As a constant talker and regular home worker, Twitter in particular allows me to engage with people on my terms, and with minimal disruption to my working day. It's here that I've forged digital friendships with like-minded people; friendships that revolve around a love of food, music and pithy commentary. Although mainly food. I've blogged about food, exchanged recipes, shared and sought out hints and tips and drooled over other people's #foodporn. So today there was much excitement when I spotted the Parcel Force guy reversing up our drive to deliver this fuel injected beauty: my KitchenAid. It's a long awaited arrival and what better way to test drive it than with Springsteen on the iPod and a batch of banana, chocolate and fudge muffins. Baby, we were so born to run.