It's beginning to look like Christmas

                                                       Sequined baubles

                                                              Twinkly lights, Red Bows

 Usually I love the fragrance and look of a real tree but I saw this beauty and had to have her. She is covered in fake snow and she looks festive naked but now adorned with all her jewellery she looks magnificent.

                                          Cranberry and white chocolate blondies. I adapted the recipe slightly as I wanted a more cakey  texture ,so I used less chocolate. If you follow the recipe you will get  really squidgy squares, its really delicious.

                                                               Bathroom

                                                  Raspberry buttermilk  and almond cake , this too is adapted ,its from the Great British Bake off ,everyday book, the recipe calls for blackberries I had bought some fresh raspberries  and I dropped teaspoonful's of raspberry jam, topped with my favourite almond slivers. Gosh , it was very tasty.

                                                 Cranberry ,almond, and oat biscuits .I bought a new kitchenaid and I have really been putting it through its paces .My waistline is  now definitely showing signs. I usually follow the 5;2 diet but since I  got this machine the diet has fallen to the wayside

I must do something about it, everyday when I put on that size bigger top  that I thought Id never wear again I'm filled with determination yet by the afternoon I must bake. I tell myself I'm doing a cake for such and such and I wont eat any but I always manage to scoff  a slice or three. Is anyone else struggling? what's your plan? How do you not put on weight when Christmas is filled with food and drink.