Adventures of a Cat Lady

  • My Dutch Italian Pear Cake

    The garden has a pear tree in it, which I seem to curse more than anything else. Imagine walking along and having a rotting pear fall on your head or every time you open the door to go out, you having to shove many fallen pears out of the way, first world problems I know…

  • Peanut what? Peanut Butter!

    Peanut what? Peanut Butter!

    Learning to bake in the UK has been an experience for me and learning how to substitute ingredients for other ingredients has been a sharp learning curve. It turns out there really is no substitute for American peanut butter. Peanut butter from the UK and other European countries does not melt when cooked (which was…

  • The Ultimate Crumble Bar

    The Ultimate Crumble Bar

    Do you love crumbles or cobblers? Do you like things that come in a handy treat sized bar form? Then this is the perfect recipe for you, its a fruity crumble in a bar. TASTY and AWESOME! These can most certainly fall into the category of vegan and gluten free and because fruit is involved,…

  • Over ripe bananas

    Sometimes your cat likes to give you a gentle reminder to let you know you’re spending too much time on the Pinterest and not enough time with them.  First world cat problems. I dont really like to eat bananas on their own, I find them just too hard in texture. Having said that, I do…

  • The 2 B’s, baking and brownies

    The 2 B’s, baking and brownies

    I grew up in southern America, in the mountains of North Carolina. America is incredibly diverse and every area is different to the next, even within the southern states. I grew up with Betty Crocker. Shes amazing and knows her baking and almost always comes out perfectly! Growing up, I thought baking with Betty was…

  • No sugar, no fun?

    No sugar, no fun?

    I love the white stuff! Im not talking about a class a drug here (jeez!), Im far to boring for that(and prefer to spend my money on cats and shoes). Im talking processed sugar. Of course its not good for you but none of the yummy good things are! I grew up on Kool-Aid and…