There's no denying it...

Well...as followers and regular visitors to my little piece of blog land over here will know, clearly I love anything to do with design, illustration, print, pattern and general creative loveliness... 

 But, my other BIG love is food! 

Yes, there's no denying it, I love eating it, reading about it, watching certain celebrity chefs cook it (no mention of Mr. Oliver! mmmmm) it and then dabbling with some of it in yummy recipes myself. 

And I do love a good foodie blog, especially one with beautifully styled images and this ones a keeper! 

I recently discovered call me cupcake and fell head over heels instantly as I searched the archives and cooed over the gorgeous photography and yummy recipes... just beautiful, and I'm sure you'll agree. 

Here are just a few of my favourite picks...

(all images from www.call-me-cupcake.blogspot.com)

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Mmmmmmmm......

Thought I'd do a little post of some yummy things with a bit of a loved up theme!

It was Valentines this week after all... :-)

tiny white daisies

my baking addiction

greedy gourmand

cookies and cups

greedy gourmand

happy weekend all

x x x

Little things I've loved this week...

A few little bits of loveliness from the week,
and it just so happens they have a yummy food theme, mmmm...

Cornelia O'Donovan's big cartel shop - Tea time card pack (mug image)
'Pumpkin Pie' - Daily Calligraphy

Emily Kiddy's blog - food fonts

Jamie Oliver packaging by Pearlfisher, yummy!
Claudia Pearson's etsy shop (plum ketchup)

Sol Linero (kitchen image)
(wow, love her illustrations)

They draw and cook - Chocolate brownies by Charlotte Cooke

happy weekend everyone

x x x

Food themed 'fontage' for a Thursday...

Some lovely food and drink inspired fontage...

(follow the links to find original images)

Festive fruit drink labels - eat drink chic blog post

pinterest image

handz's etsy shop

Design crush blog post - Owen Davey

pinterest image

and a little bit of yumminess to finish the post...mmmm....

Pink meringue cupcakes - Martha Stewart

Oooohhh new books...

Ooh I just love a new cook book or four! 

Couldn't resist these lovely new additions to the collection.

I absolutely adore the Leon books so when I discovered their third out last week...

well, what can you do?

Also being added to the book shelf were 'Pieminister', (love a good pie, comfort food is the way forward!)

'Supper Club' (gorgeous illustrations too, added bonus!) and 'The Great British Bake Off'

Plenty to be keeping me busy I think...

Where to start?

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Coralie Bickford-Smith for Penguin books

Ooh, aren't these just lovely! 

I came across the work of Coralie Bickford-Smith on various blogs recently and just had to have a little trip over to her website for a looksie. 

Coralie is the Senior Cover Designer at Penguin books and has created several series designs. 

The 'Great Food' books are just stunning, I love them all, and the 'Clothbound' series are gorgeous too.

If these don't make you want to pick up a book for a read, I don't know what will!

For the series of 'Great Food' book covers, she took inspiration from the illustrations of traditional tableware and old ceramic design from history books and catalogues, and along with using an object silhouette that reflected each books content, created the book cover.

Here are a few of the fabulous designs...

(even the spines are enticing me in!)

These are the designs for Hans Christian Andersen and Arabian Nights...

In the 'Clothbound' series, Carolie again uses a particular motif or object that represents the story beautifully; Great Expectations has a chandelier repeated on its cover, Treasure Island has palm trees and parrots, and perfectly fitting, Alice in Wonderland has pink flamingos and the wonderful croquet game that features in the story. Love it!

(Where should I start my collection...?!)

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Rachel Allen Home Cooking...

I'm loving this book at the moment. 

Gradually working my way through some lovely recipes. 

It's a couple of years old now but I came across it in a bookshop the other day at a ridiculously cheap price and had to buy it! 

(There were too many yummy things in it it to turn down!)

Might just have to have a look at some of her other books...

I can highly recommend the 'Roast Tomato Soup' (with added roasted peppers) mmm.

And the potato cakes will be tried and tested tonight!

Some other 'soon to be given a whirl recipes' are 'Broad bean, mint and feta pasta sauce', 'Chicken casserole with cheesy herb dumplings' and 'Mushroom soup with stuffed mushrooms'.

The book is full of really good everyday, comforting and home cooked recipes that aren't too fussy and don't have endless ingredients lists, perfect for busy days!

It also helps when a cook book is beautifully designed with good layouts, and this won't disappoint with gorgeous title fonts, sweet shop striped pastel pages and lovely photography! 

What more could you want...

Rachel Allen Home Cooking can be found over on amazon

Feeling ever so...purple

Mmmmmm...just have a look at these glorious purple hue delights....

Blackberry frozen yoghurt - www.justcookalready.com

 Angel food cupcakes with blackberry buttercream - www.fakeginger.com

Purple sweet potato and sesame marble cake - www.bossacafez.blogspot.com

Yummy Thursday...

Well, it's here again, that time of the week for a bit of yumminess me thinks...mmm...
(I'm in a sweet mood today, yum yum)

Lemon Cream Cheesecake Pops - These Peas are Hollow blog

Key Lime Cupcakes - Honest Cooking (The Food Magazine)



Vanilla Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream Frosting - DimpleArts Photography




Lemon Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce - Jasmine Tea blog

Enjoy! x x x

Yummy Thursday...

and in honour of THE Wedding tomorrow, it's got a Royal theme!

Made with Pink blog - Royal Wedding Cupcakes

And these don't have any Royal significance but I couldn't resist posting them, they look yummy yummy yummy!

Pip and Ebby blog - Chocolate-berry ice cream cake

These Tastes of Mine blog - Chocolate Marbled Cheesetartlets

Becky Bakes blog - Lemon Bars

Yummy Thursday...

Mmmmmm....

Top - Lasagna Soup at 'A Farm Girl's Dabbles'

( I absolutely love Lasagne, it's got to be one of my favourite foodie things, so I will definetley be giving this one a whirl!)

Middle - Sweet Potato Oven Baked Frittata at 'Food Obsessed'

(looks good...)

Bottom - Cheesy Broccoli-Potato Mash at 'Sweet and Savoury Tooth'

(comfort food or what???)

yum yum x x x

All above recipes found through foodgawker

Best of both worlds...

I was having a look at the wonderful Creature Comforts blog and came across a post on 'They Draw and Cook'. This really is the best of both worlds; gorgeous illustration, gorgeous recipes to try, yum yum!

The site is a collection of recipes illustrated by artists from around the world.

You can search for recipes by meal type, illustration style or ingredients.

Here a few examples of the treats you can expect to find when you have a look on over there.

I'm liking the look of the Carrot Cupcakes by Madmarz...

and the Crumbly Topped Blueberry Muffins by Angela Matteson

and loving the illustration style of Dinara Mirtalipova with her Chocolate Potato!

and just one more... (theres so many to choose from!)

the Fresh Lemonade recipe illustrated by Valentina Ramos (love her work!)

visit Valentinas blog here.

Here are a few images to tempt you over for a visit...

(The above three images taken from www.valentinaramos.blogspot.com)