ginger carob cake.

All year long I drink hot water with a few slices of fresh ginger in it, as a cleansing tonic to help with digestion and a cure-all for various ailments.  However, it is only when the winter holidays roll around do I seem to think of making gingerbread.  Its dark, moist, spicy and complex flavour …

Schmear!

My friend asked me where the muffins went – I’m getting there!  In the meantime, I have been making things to schmear on muffins.  It’s ten days to Christmas, and since buying gifts is so pre-recession, I have been puttering away in the kitchen making little jars of yummies.  I have never done any sort …