Welcome to the first Woman Crush Wednesday of the New Year! This is also the 80th fabulous female foodie recipient on this series. Since this is the week I am doing Smoothie Scentral, I needed to honor the queen of smoothies, the fantabulous Rhiana from L’Herbe Muse! Continue reading
It is great to be back from Havana in time for my fav Woman Crush Wednesday! Since it is the week before Christmas I thought it might be fun to have a festive episode today. You know an edible something that you might make for a last minute Christmas goodie! And today’s honoree is just the one to help! The amazing Lily Jones of the famous Lily Vanilli Bakery here in London is getting the WCW love today! And wait until you see this fantastic recipe of hers! Continue reading
If you haven’t noticed by now, I try to balance out the recipes on Yankee Doodle Paddy with some naughty and some nice. I am not a vegan or vegetarian but I do enjoy eating and cooking that way from time to time. I try not to eat too much dairy, but since butter is one of my fav things in life I do allow it, when it is worth it. Well today’s recipe is one of those days! It is the 78th edition of Woman Crush Wednesday and our gorgeous gourmet gals (yes plural) are Martha Swift and Lisa Thomas of Primrose Bakery here in London. Continue reading
I know it is only mid November, and for my US friends we still have Thanksgiving coming in a couple of weeks. But over here in the UK and in my soul home Ireland, it is already full Christmas mode! People panicking about the Christmas gift list! Well I have a solution! Homemade foodie gifts! And today’s Woman Crush Wednesday is going to sort us out with a delish recipe. Once baked these festive treats can be wrapped up super pretty. Helen Goh is today’s gorgeous gourmet gal who has recently published her first book, Sweet, with one of my all time fav chefs, Yotam Ottolenghi. The book is drool worthy, and the Pecan Snowballs are perfect for the season that is in it! Continue reading
Today is a big day folks! Well, in fairness, every Wednesday is a big day for me. It’s my fav day because I get to shower a female chef with some love on my Woman Crush Wednesday series. But today is in fact the 75th episode and I am tickled pink! So to celebrate we need cake right? And who better than to show us a new recipe for a delicious cake than the incredible Peggy Porschen!? Yes her name will defo ring a bell to my London friends. Peggy has a fabulous and famous bakery here. But for the rest of you, buckle your seats, cuz Peggy’s cakes will rock your world Continue reading
Well it is hard to believe that it is November 1st already! I hope you all had a nice Halloween! For anyone with left over pumpkins today’s recipe by the most incredible Woman Crush Wednesday will sort you out! Australian Kate Young, now a London resident, has just launched her first cookbook and I am delighted to share with you all just how much I love and admire this fab female chef! Continue reading
What a joy it is to celebrate one of my favorite people on this, the 73rd installment of Woman Crush Wednesday! Yes it is the day I shower a female foodie with lots of love and recreate one her recipes live on Snapchat (username blissbakery). And in fact, how I met this amazing lady is through Snapchat. Niamh Shields of the famous food blog Eat Like A Girl has the most incredible snaps of her cooking, her adventures to various restaurants here in London, and her travels around the globe. So sit back, relax and let me shower Niamh with some LOVE! Continue reading