When I started Baking from the cupboards, I didn't know how long I'd be able to continue to magic up cakes and biscuits from my cupboards. 13 weeks is the answer. Yes - I did continue to buy eggs and flour (but only one bag of sugar), but (with the exception of a pot of cream and 200g of chocolate for my Valentine sachertorte) everything else has come from my cupboards. Which still aren't quite bare. I am still quite shocked by how much "stuff" I had to start with.
When I started, I just wanted to save some pennies. However, a wild card threw itself into the equation in the middle of February, when we started the process of buying a house. As those of you with whom I am friends on twitter or facebook will already know, we finally completed on Friday and now have our own house!* As this became more of a probability, the need to save every penny really started to hit home, plus I will need to minimise the amount of cooking ingredients that I transport when we eventually move in, so I am trying to wind down the cupboards and the freezer (with little success thus far it has to be confessed).
Anyway, I have a special bake to share to close the series. My cupboards were augmented last month, not by myself, but by a fellow blogger, JoAnn. JoAnn was over in the UK, and whilst we didn't get to meet up, she kindly brought me some maple syrup (and look, she even decorated it with pink and purple ribbons!). Obviously maple and pecan is a winning combination, and I still had a packet of pecans in my cupboards. I wondered about granola, and I contemplated cookies, but I ended up cooking cupcakes from Susannah Blake's book "Cupcakes". Mmmmmmm.
*I'm not going to talk about the house on this blog, but for those of you who are regular readers and are interested, then drop me an email as I have set up a private blog to record our progress giving some love to a house which was somewhat optimistically described as "in need of some updating".
What a lovely present from JoAnn. I am impressed that you have managed to keep going for thirteen weeks. Congrats with the house too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a kind thought from JoAnn, and those cakes look very tasty.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to run down the contents of kitchen cupboards before a potential house move, the less stuff you have to pack up the better. Says someone who worked for a few months part time in the office of a removal firm, this was a number of years ago. It was a stop gap job after I was made redundant from full time employment.
The cupcakes look delicious! I would be interested in following your house escapades - will email you.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations with the house. I will be interested to see how that develops with you.
ReplyDeleteI did wonder, when you hinted about clearing your cupboards out, that is what might have happened.
How thoughtful of JoAnn and those cupcakes look delicious. I really enjoyed following your 'baking from the cupboards' series and you never failed to impress.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm off to send you an email...
The cupcakes look delicious... hope there is plenty of maple syrup left for pancakes, too! We will definitely meet on my next trip, although it looks like it won't be in June after all. I've enjoyed your adventures 'baking from the cupboards'. Congratulations on the new house.
ReplyDeleteYummmmy. Will you cater the rest of my life for me? PS I totally can't pay you - attractive offer!
ReplyDeleteThanks all!
ReplyDeleteYES!!! SO exciting! Seriously, I am in raptures for you both! Your home will be just lovely, I'm certain, because you will spend time getting it just-so. I've been hoping this would be your 'news'.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on buying your house!!! It's such a lovely feeling when you buy a house and it's all yours. My boyfriend and I bought our first property a couple of years ago, and are still working on it (we have had a joiner yesterday and today fixing new skirtings downstairs, which is very exciting!).
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