Book Review: Bake Me A Cake As Fast As You Can By Miranda Gore Browne

Miranda Gore Browne's second book (published by Ebury) is called Bake Me a Cake as Fast as You Can. This is currently one of my most reached-for recipe books for one simple reason...this book is crammed full of really yummy recipes that you can whizz up in no-time-at-all, taking literally a few minutes to put together.

Now, I do love a lazy Saturday cooking up a feast in the kitchen but there are plenty of other times when I have friends and family unexpectedly dropping in, or when I want to do some baking with my kiddiewinks, when Miranda Gore Browne's recipes, which are quick, easy and scrumptious, exactly hit the spot.

I'm still rooling over Miranda Gore Browne's amazing Chalon kitchen!

Full of ideas that need only store-cupboard ingredients, but look and taste just as good (if not better!) than if you'd spent all morning slaving over a hot stove, Bake Me a Cake as Fast as You Can is a total must-have!

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Great British Bake Off's Miranda Gore-Browne's Chalon Modern Country Kitchen

Who can forget the lovely Miranda Gore Browne of Great British Bake Off fame? Miranda was a finalist in the first ever series of Bake Off and has recently released her second book, Bake Me A Cake As Fast As You Can, which has turned me into a total fangirl!

Miranda Gore-Browne being filmed in her kitchen

But before we get onto that, let me show you her lip-smackingly drool-worthy Chalon Modern Country kitchen...

Miranda in her Chalon kitchen

Perfect Modern Country Kitchen!

It's been designed with that same classic Modern Country Kitchen Colour Scheme of chalky off-white and muted grey-blue that I shared in my last post. This is a look that, given a little bit of tweaking, works fantastically well in a whole range of kitchens: small or large, cool North-facing, or sunny South-facing. These colours will be your friends!

And by introducing those industrial-style pendant lights, this Country kitchen is given a big shot of Contemporary...

Modern Country Kitchen Colour Scheme

A Modern Country Kitchen at its best!

And now, let us move speedily onto Miranda Gore Browne's new book Bake Me A Cake As Fast As You Can, before the green-eyed monster gobbles us all!.....

Images via mbptv and Chalon

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Modern Country Kitchen Lust!

I stumbled upon this gorgeous Modern Country kitchen by DeVol delight the other day and just had to share....

The Modern Country kitchen colour scheme of chalky white and soft blue-grey is perfection; restful and serene, which makes it perfect for a busy family home.

I adore these cabinets set in either side of the chimney breast. And it's the typically old-school country accessories, like the Sheila Maid clothes airer and Mason Jar lighting, that give this actually quite contemporary kitchen its Modern Country charm....

...and the same goes for these Chapel chairs!

  

It's little touches like these that make ALL the difference in any Modern Country kitchen. We're currently saving our pennies for our dream kitchen so I have my tick-list at the ready!

Mmmmm....!

Images via DeVol 

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My Top Tip For How To Choose Your Modern Country Rug!

It can be a bit daunting choosing a rug. Where do you even begin with so much choice at your fingertips? So many colours, styles, shapes and materials designed befuddle us!

If you're all of a tizz, relax with my top tip on narrowing down the Modern Country rug of your dreams!

This step is surprisingly simple! Instead of looking through shop after shop and needing a good lie down with the stress of it all...

...have a relaxing browse through images of rooms you already know you love and see what floor choices they've gone for. If you need a helping hand, take a peek at the lovely Modern Country Living Rooms I'm sharing today, or a lengthier look at my Pinterest pages.

What drew me in time after time was the look of natural materials. This is no real surprise, given that jute, coir and sisal are a complete staple in Modern Country Interiors, with their beautiful textures and lovely neutral colour range.

And what did we chose? Come back on Friday and I'll reveal all....

Images via Ballards, Pinterest, Crucial Trading, Crucial Trading, unknown, Cote De Texas, Border Oak, unknown, 1st Location

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Modern Country Living Room Floors!

What is the best flooring for a Modern Country living room? That's what I've been both distractedly and delightedly mulling over these last few weeks.

You'll see from these gorgeous images of perfected Modern Country Living Rooms that the right flooring makes all the difference....

We've got the basics in place now that we've sanded and renovated our wooden floorboards (see this post here for how we did it!) but the big question for me was what to put on top of that beautiful wood floor....

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