A spooky Halloween treat: Red velvet cupcakes

For those of you reading this from somewhere in the US or Canada, you might be surprised to know that there was a time not so long ago when Halloween wasn’t celebrated here in Australia.   Imagine that.  A childhood with no Halloween.  No trick or treating, no costumes and no carving jack-o-lanterns.   While it’s […]

Vespa obsessed

A little while back you might recall me mentioning that I spent one very hot weekend on a two-day motorcycle rider training course. Why you might ask? Well, as I’d rather keep A Sweet Muddle a place to share positive things, let’s just say that I’d been a little frustrated by our public transport system […]

Decadent chocolate fondants

  For all my UK friends, if you’re not already in the know, this week is officially National Chocolate Week.   This helpful fact would probably have been more useful had I shared it with you at the beginning of the week, but I’ve been busy moving house, which has kept me out of the […]

World Egg Day

Happy World Egg Day everyone! Yes, you did hear correctly.  Today is World Egg Day, an annual, international celebration falling on the second Friday of October. To mark the occasion, I thought I’d whip up some homemade mayonnaise.  Trust me when I say, once you’ve tried making your own, you’ll never bother buying the ready […]

Sweet and salty fudge balls

 Follow my blog with Bloglovin With summer just around the corner, and the run of indulgent sweets on the blog of late, I thought I’d try and share something with you this week that is not only is a little decadent, but is also good for you (in small doses).  It’s not as impossible as […]