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The pirate party is over and we're finally into the swing of the Xmas season here at Di-licious HQ. On Monday, Olive had her Kinder Xmas concert.  Fifty-five children dressed up in festive colours belted out the special songs they'd been secretly rehearsing in their bedrooms for past five weeks. Olive off to the kinder Xmas concert with a plate of little Di-licious Gingerbread men. This week I thought I'd offer up a suggestion to take along to a Xmas themed morning tea.  I'm on playgroup duty tomorrow with my darling friend Lisa and we've planned some gorgeous xmas crafts.  The duty roster also means we're in charge of morning tea so today I'm keeping it simple by baking up Nigella's Christmas Morning Muffins. Orange and cranberries scented with fresh nutmeg are a fabulous flavour combination that just shout Xmas. Muffins are quick to whip up (important at this time of year) and if you measure out the dry ingredients on Xmas eve, you could

Arrrrghhhhh! Captain Olive and her scurvy crew of pirates celebrated on the high seas this weekend with a Pirate Birthday Party to remember. Mr Di-licious and I had a lot of fun putting it all together - from making the bunting and treasure bags to constructing the 'Pirate's Den' and last but not least the food. Captain Olive The Pirate Barbie Cake Olive's birthday cake this year brought together four of her favourite things: Barbie, pirates, cake and chocolate. The vanilla buttercake was filled with blackberry jam and vanilla buttercream before being swathed in chocolate ganache and the chocolate fondant skirt. I found the Barbie pirate costume on eBay and had it shipped over from the US. So what do you feed a horde of hungry pirates? ----x---- Pirate Party Menu Fish finger boats Octopus frankfurts Pirate hat Oreo pops Buried treasure chocolate crackles Chocolate dipped [pretzel] swords Pirate Barbie cake Tropical