Tag Archives: sugarcraft

Guest author: Robbie Cheadle – Waitoma Glowworm Caves

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

During our family visit to the North Island of New Zealand in August 2016, we visited the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. The name Waitomo comes from the Maori words wai meaning water and tomo meaning hole or shaft. I have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged Amazon, baking, Books, children, children's books, cooking with children, fondant, humour, modelling, new book, Photography, story poems, sugarcraft, sugarpaste | 61 Comments

Guest author: Robbie Cheadle – Sir Chocolate and the Candy Dragon

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

On the day before Halloween, Sir Chocolate was really busy, Making candy and chocolate treats, So fast it would make you dizzy. * Edible spiders and caterpillars, A set of shortbread fingers, His gingerbread tombstones with a spicy smell that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, children, Humour, Photography, Poetry | Tagged Amazon, baking, children's books, cooking with children, fondant, modelling, new book, story poems, sugarcraft, sugarpaste | 66 Comments

Guest author: Robbie Cheadle – Table Mountain Cape Town

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

If I think of wonderful Cape Town, I think first of Table Mountain. This mountain is such a landmark and a most incredible natural phenomenon. Some of you may have picked up the fact that I am slightly prone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, travel | Tagged Amazon, baking, children's books, cooking with children, fondant, modelling, new book, story poems, sugarcraft, sugarpaste | 81 Comments

Guest author: Robbie and Michael Cheadle – Meet the Characters

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Why does Taylor Gingernut look so shocked? Why indeed? To find out you will need to read Sir Chocolate and the sugar dough bees story and cookbook. I can tell you a bit about Taylor Gingernut though: There was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fiction, Guest post, Poetry | Tagged baking, children's books, cooking with children, fondant, modelling, story poems, sugarcraft, sugarpaste | 27 Comments

#writephoto – The marzipan witch and the golden swans by Robbie Cheadle

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The marzipan witch and the golden swans In Chocolate land, there lives a marzipan witch; She lives under a hedge in a chocolate mud ditch; Her housekeeper is her grey, fondant cat; Who keeps their home tidy and sweeps the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged children's story, fairytale, Poetry, sugarcraft | 9 Comments

The Gingerbread House

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The big house in my village is Waddesdon Manor, a magnificent French chateau nestled in the fields of Buckinghamshire, built for Baron Ferdinand de Rotschild in the 1890s. The Manor and its contents were gifted to the National Trust in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History | Tagged baking, Christmas, icing, sugarcraft | 27 Comments

Guest authors: Robbie and Michael Cheadle – Sir Chocolate

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I love this idea from Robbie and Michael Cheadle. When my own sons were younger, we spent many happy hours baking and creating things with sugarpaste in the kitchen…and just as many hours snuggled up with books. The most exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, Poetry | Tagged baking, children's books, cooking with children, fondant, modelling, story poems, sugarcraft, sugarpaste | 21 Comments

Cake crumbs

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I have always baked, ever since I was a little girl helping in the kitchen. I was taught early about such arcane practices as rubbing in, folding and kneading and how to keep my pastry cool and my dough warm. … Continue reading →