Mojito Ice Cream Sundae

by Michelle @ A Tipsy Giraffe // May 13, 2015 // 29 Comments

Creamy and delicious lime & mint ice cream layered with yummy rum ice cream and lashings of lime sauce. Both ice creams are homemade and no churn! The perfect way to enjoy your favourite cocktail this summer

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Do you ever feel like as you get older, time moves much faster? I’m not sure how that’s possible physics wise, but I’m pretty sure it’s true! Either way, I’m using it as an excuse as to why I’m so unorganised at the moment! May has only just started and it’s already passing me by way too quickly, I have a big pile of things to do that isn’t getting any shorter! At least I can now check off writing this post from the list… assuming I finish this, which I do! I have at least that much faith in myself. This is a recipe that shouldn’t have been made to wait either, so I formally apologise to both this Mojito Ice Cream Sundae and you guys!

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Best Lemon Curd

by Michelle @ A Tipsy Giraffe // May 8, 2015 // 20 Comments

Zesty, tart and silky smooth lemon curd – easy to make with a secret ingredient that takes it above the rest! Perfect to spread on toast or step up a dessert.

Today is the UK’s general election, well technically it’ll be yesterday by the time I post this but let’s not get picky! I voted this morning, I would say I feel happy and proud to take part in democracy but mostly I’m just stressed and anxious! With the way the country is these days and the governments we’re offered, it doesn’t really feel like any vote is the right vote! But I have had my say and I just hope I don’t regret my decision. If a certain party get elected though I may very well move to France and live off pastries – sounds like a good plan whoever gets elected actually! I’m probably going to stay up and watch the results come in, I’ll be doing some live tweeting on my personal no doubt so just be glad you don’t follow that (if you want to feel free to ask, but I’ll warn you now – non baking me has some pretty strong, rambly opinions haha!)

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Olive Oil Zucchini Bread (GF, DF, Low FODMAP)

by Michelle @ A Tipsy Giraffe // May 6, 2015 // 16 Comments

Oaty, delicious courgette bread that is Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Low FODMAP! Perfect for those with allergies and those who love yummy things!

Hallelujah! My internet is back! It was down for six whole days and what a dark and difficult time it was. All I can say is thank God for smart phones, I spent most of the time using my phone as a hotspot – which was especially useful since I work from home and can’t work without the internet. It didn’t eat through as much data as I thought it would and I get 20GB a month, so all in all I’m just being dramatic and it wasn’t really that hard haha! Still, it’s nice to have real internet back.

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Raspberry Macarons

by Michelle @ A Tipsy Giraffe // May 1, 2015 // 28 Comments

Delicate almond meringue cookies with a tart raspberry mascarpone filling – if I can make these successfully, so can you!

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What a week this has been! I’m still recovering from the hen party over the weekend, it was a lot of fun but very exhausting and if you follow me on instagram you will already seen the bruises I came back with! I’m also all full of cold, which is never any fun. And my internet has been down for the last 2 days – and won’t be fixed until Friday afternoon 🙁 So I’m writing this post on Thursday on my phone, then I’m gonna use my phone to tether and format it all properly on my computer – that’s the plan anyway, fingers crossed it works! There is an upside to my net being down and that is I got a lot of spring cleaning done!

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Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes

by Michelle @ A Tipsy Giraffe // April 24, 2015 // 20 Comments

Moist chocolate cupcakes with a sweet coconut filling and fluffy coconut frosting! It’s like a Bounty/Mound bar in cupcake form!

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So, Avengers: Age of Ultron was released in the UK this week. I went to the midnight premier on Wednesday night because I’m a nerd like that and I hate waiting! I’m not going to give you any spoilers don’t worry, I know it’s not released in the US until next week. I was a bit underwhelmed by it though if I’m being honest, but there were lots of awesome parts. All I’ll say though is I’m so glad that was Joss Whedon’s last MCU movie, I love his TV work but he cannot write Marvel, he ruins it! Bring on the Russos and Civil War (although I’m still mad that they’re doing that!). Who else has seen it? Or is planning on seeing it? Do let me know your thoughts!

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