http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Pat+Lock Cooking Pat Lock Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209753&ca=Cooking For many people Christmas time is a hectic round of shopping, cooking, writing cards and wrapping presents. And very often decorating the Christmas cake is left to the last minute, so here are some tips to help you along the way. One of the quickest designs is a pattern using any of the following: s... Marriage Pat Lock Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=200326&ca=Marriage The diamond wedding, 60th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is on the 20th November 2007 Little did I dream when enrolling for a course on Advanced Royal Icing many years ago, that I would be copying the design of the Queen’s wedding cake. When she married in 1947, McVitie... Food and Drinks Pat Lock Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=191797&ca=Food+and+Drinks Nowadays there are so many different types of chocolate on the market, that we are literally ‘spoilt for choice’. With so much publicity on what we should and should not eat, many people are turning to plain chocolate. Not only does plain chocolate have less sugar than other types, but it also conta... Food and Drinks Pat Lock Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=181968&ca=Food+and+Drinks Candles create excitement, whether with children, or adults. Blowing candles out makes a special celebration of any event. There are many types of candles on the market, and many different colours. Always make sure the colour of the candles blends with the decoration on the cake. Although candles ar... Food and Drinks Pat Lock Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=171703&ca=Food+and+Drinks The easiest way to decorate a sponge cake is to place a paper doily on top of the cake and sprinkle icing sugar through a sieve. But like everything else, to do with cake decorating there is a right and wrong way! First make sure the cake is flat. If not cut away the curved surface, upturn the cake... Marriage Pat Lock Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=161903&ca=Marriage After the wedding dress, probably the wedding cake is one aspect of the wedding to which the bride gives most thought. And yet it is often left to others to make important decisions about the cake. Hours will have been spent discussing the size and shape of the cake, and dozens of different designs...