Cucake Overload

Ok, I know it's a bit of a food day today on Egbert and Sparklehorse, but it is Thursday and the weekend although close is still not upon us, so in order to make it through the week I recommend a calorie free visual gorge on Cupcake Bakeshop. Page upon page of gorgeous beautiful cupcakes destined to make one aspire to patisserie goddess level. Go gorge, but I'd recommend making the Pear and Vanilla Bean Chocolate Cupcakes - for research purposes only of course...

Smitten Kitchen

The aptly titled Smitten Kitchen blog is my new daily obsession with beautifully photographed recipes and brilliant back-catalogue of food ideas I know what I'll be cooking for the next few months at least...
Check it out here.

Macaroon time

When the recession is hitting hard, its cold outside and Christmas is a distant memory, console yourself with these amazing brightly coloured macaroons. Fairy easy to make (keep that oven on low heat to retain the colour) and amazing to look at and eat, these are the answer to all your problems.

Find the recipe at Time Out here