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Spring Bento Box Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

Spring Bento Box Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

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Every month, Amelia and I carve out some time to do a cupcake class. We’ve been doing this for well over a year now. It’s just such a lovely way to have one-on-one time with Amelia, and alongside that, we’ve become friends with a lot of the other regulars there and love doing little updates on our lives. Sweet Designs by Jennie is always creating new classes and designs, so there is always something new for us to look forward to creating. This was doubly so when she announced her new Bento Box Cupcake Classes, which have a few cupcakes along with a mini-cake within the box that we also got to decorate. This one was the Spring Bento Box Cupcake Class!

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Smoke & Fire Festival Marks 10 Years - returning to Maldon this August

Smoke & Fire Festival Marks 10 Years – returning to Maldon this August

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The Smoke and Fire Festival is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year, returning with the UK’s largest BBQ and outdoor cooking festival to Maldon Essex! On August 15th and 16th, there will be a massive festival with all of the food, music, and entertainment one could want.

Dann and I previously enjoyed the Smoke and Fire Festival in Maldon along with their Ascot event the year prior. This year, they have announced that there will be live fire cooking demonstrations from the likes of Sam and Shauna, who are Welsh-based BBQ experts, cookbook authors, and stars of the BBC series Sam and Shauna’s Big Cook-Out, alongside the pop-up restaurants in the BBQ alley.

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Rainbow Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

Rainbow Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

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Every month, Amelia and I carve out some mother-daughter time to decorate cupcakes! This time, we went along to the Rainbow Cupcake Class – a class that has been around for quite some time, but we hadn’t actually gone before. Sweet Designs by Jennie does a handful of these classes each month, often with different themes, and we always pick a new one that we haven’t done before. The rainbow class has been one that Amelia had been eyeing for quite some time, as we hadn’t done multi-colored frosting yet.

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Cupcakes by Fantasy Cake Company - Our Go to for Birthdays

Cupcakes by Fantasy Cake Company – Our Go to for Birthdays

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Now, I must say that when our children were younger, I use to always make their birthday cakes! As they got older, however, and wanted more realistic cakes in designs I could no longer do, we decided to go with a local baker for our cakes and cupcakes. Since then, I have used Fantasy Cake Company for a number of different events from my own birthday (because who wants to make their own cake) to little picnics and events.

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Eating Burgers at The Pig's Head Pub in Mayfield Farm

Eating Burgers at The Pig’s Head Pub in Mayfield Farm

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[Ad- gifted experience] Mayfield Farm has a handful of places to eat during the summertime! A few weeks back, we went to see Caine’s Pizza when it opened, and now that The Pig’s Head Pub has opened up, we went back over to try out their burgers. The Pig’s Head Pub is a part of the Churchgate Sausage Shop – so you know that the meats that they are cooking up will be premium. We went on a Friday evening, where the outdoor seating was full and everyone was having a great time. It is worth mentioning that they do have a breakfast menu,, if you fancy that.

Pastrami Burger

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