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Hi there, Amidst the busy-ness of the Christmas Season I am sure no one has noticed I’ve been offline – except for me! The slowing down of my laptop, followed by its constant crashing, and then its...
View ArticleFairtrade Your New Year!
Fairtrade your New Year! #fairtradeyourchristmas was a popular Twitter hashtag, encouraging consumers to look for ways of supporting communities in developing countries as they bought their Christmas...
View ArticleGetting a rise
A classic Victoria Sandwich. Almost everyone’s favourite – and a cake I bake time after time. For both the cafes I supply, but often too as a base for birthday cakes (though take care – if you are...
View ArticleMore French Glace Cherries
The pots of cherries in my wonderful goodie bag inspired me to bake with French Glace Cherries again today! True I had two hummingbirds to make, and thirty chocolate and raspberry cupcakes, but this...
View ArticleFairtrade Fortnight
This week – and next – make up Fairtrade Fortnight. An opportunity to draw attention to the situation in many developing countries where producers are struggling to make a living as we demand ever...
View ArticleWhat is a cake?
<a After a busy week and long day I am reflecting for a moment on what it is I do as a baker. As bakers we do many things – baking cake, pastry, bread and all manner of confectionery, patisserie...
View ArticleDevelopments
It’s been pretty busy here at Filled With Love so apologies for the recent silence. Regular readers will have noticed changes to the website. It’s had a bit of a refresh to bring it in line with...
View ArticleLooking ahead
I was very sad to read only today that the majority of people who start a home based business will give up and return to paid employment. No time frame was given but my suspicion is it would be within...
View ArticleWhy Fairtrade?
Today the website is getting a belated spring clean. In doing so I’ve come across a few pages and posts that rarely see the light of day and this is one of them. I wrote it many months ago but the...
View ArticleThe Kitchen
It’s been a while since I posted on here, but with very good reason(s)! First of all I was out of the country for much of the summer – it’s a long story documented elsewhere..!. But secondly because...
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