smells all Chrismassy!

Our house smells of baking cakes and cookie, of cinnamon and mixed spice !

We have been busy making goodies for Christmas Hamper that we give away as gifts.
Some will be delivered this weekend and some on 23rd and 24th.



We have made all sorts of goodies during the year, jam's, chutneys, pickles, jellies.
Flavoured oils for making dressings, that have chillies and herbs in them.

Andrew had a wee drop of Christmas cake mixture left after making my mums cake,
she don't like booze in hers so we leave it to the last minuet to make.
We made tiny bite sized Xmas cakes with leftover mixture.

They are sooooooooo cute!

Will drizzled a wee drop icing on top and mini decorations on them.
We have a friend who loves Xmas cake but never manages to get through a whole one so we made her one using a can that used to contain the sponge pudding you steam in the tin.

Two friends are gluten intolerant so we make them a Cake each using gluten free flour.


I must admit I usually take more time to decorate them, but since I still had a few bits to do I am really deciding what really needs doing and not doing what doesn't!

I am determined to make this Christmas as stress free as possible. And if that means saying no to people then thats what I will do. Not easy thought is it?

We give our neighbours a couple of jars of our preserves & this year added a wee selection of our home made goodies.
I have been making batches of truffles rolled in either chocolate strands or toasted coconut,
mini millionaires shortbread bites, coconut cookies.



One neighbour and I always swap a wee jar of home made preserves through out the year.
Then at Xmas she adds something like sweeties with our jar of something and this year I have got her a goats cheese she likes to go with our apple and rowen jelly.

Poppy and I went round to drop off a calendar and some truffles to Sue who we met out on our walks, when she is out with her Westie called Brodie.
Poppy flirted, he nibbled her ear and then he showed her his bits! ......

She slapped them!!

She is a naughty visitor! But he started it!

I am feeling happy with the makes we have done, and hope they are enjoyed.
Oh and the sooner we give them away the sooner I stop eating the truffles!!!!