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Cross Stitch Cupcakes

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:42 +0000

There are certain things that you remember from childhood. Seeing your friend’s mother naked is one of them. I should explain. My parents were and are very conservative. Particularly on some topics although on others, they don’t really care. But getting naked was not something that we as a family did (unlike Mr NQN’s family [...]

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Black Crow Cupcakes

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:00:54 +0000

If you had asked me what my main aims were during primary school it wasn’t really to achieve great marks, be popular or become a prefect or school captain. It was quite honestly, to avoid all sport and P.E. classes. I’d rather have been in the library reading books or doing something peaceful. Having a hard ball [...]

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NQN’s Hellish Halloween Party!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:00:29 +0000

So there I was, waiting for a batch of blood for my annual Halloween party. Not the human kind mind you, but nevertheless a batch of blood. The only problem? It was about to arrive when I was going to have a meeting with my book publishers at Penguin to discuss publicity for my upcoming book. “What [...]

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Haunted House Cupcakes

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:00:46 +0000

When I was a child, every day on the way from primary school I would stop off at the library. It was on the way home and I loved to pop in and make oogly eyes at the albino axolotl in the tank and borrow some books. I do like a book series-there is something [...]

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Russian Doll “Babushka” Cupcakes

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:00:43 +0000

I started to get paranoid when ever I turned on my computer. There were three emails in one week. Each offering me the services of a personal trainer. I looked around. *Gulp* Who reported me to the fitness police? Or was it that obvious that I was in need of a personal trainer? It was [...]

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Pug, Poodle & French Bulldog Cupcakes!

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:55 +0000

I didn’t get in trouble much as a small child (call it a bit of relief for my parents preceding the upcoming tumultuous teen years) but I do recall getting in trouble for a couple of things. My mother used to get her hair permed every few months or so and my sister and I [...]

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Bambi & Friends Chocolate Mud Cupcakes

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:00:54 +0000

While I was at university and studying psychopathology (a subject I found most useful in corporate/advertising life ) I used to have a slightly odd obsession with real crime and serial killers. I would scare myself senseless while reading about them and then have to do all sorts of strange things to make up for [...]

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Magnolia Flower Friands

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:00:30 +0000

There’s a well known saying from Coco Chanel that in regards to accessorising, before you leave the house you should take the last thing that you put on off. Coco Chanel was of course known for her understated elegance and much imitated distinctive style. It’s great advice but as for me, you won’t find me [...]

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Eyeball Cupcakes For Friday the 13th!

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:00:12 +0000

Hello fellow ghouls! Guess what special day is tomorrow? That’s right, it’s Friday the 13th! Never mind that nothing bad had ever really happens to people on that date. I take note of the date because it gives me an excuse to make something deliciously ghoulish. I mean Hallowe’en is soooo many months away! This [...]

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Tattoo Cupcakes

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:00:49 +0000

There weren’t many heroines around for me when I was little. I should explain that statement. There weren’t many dark haired heroines on television and there was certainly no-one that really looked like me. Dark tresses was usually the territory of the anti heroine or the evil twin. I had the following to choose from: [...]

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