Sweet Treat Delivery Services

I'm amazed by the number of companies offering sweet treat deliveries at the moment, so I've compiled a list of various different offerings I've come across, in case anyone is feeling as overwhelmed as I am! This was inspired by @Bristolian Foodie who recently did one of these but for Beer delivery services - check it out if you're after a different kind of pick me up.

As we can't be with our loved ones at the moment, I'm really enjoying sending my friends little surprises in the post to remind them of how loved they are - and it's always a plus to be able to support a small business in the process!

These are mainly based off accounts I follow on Instagram (@foodie_megan - shameless plug) so there's a lot of South West / Birmingham / Edinburgh stores, but if you know a business that should be featured here, feel free to DM me or drop me an email at foodiemegan@gmail.com

Let me know if you end up ordering from any of these places, I'd love to see pics of what you get.

(Note: I'll keep updated this as things change so keep checking back! This is correct to the best of my knowledge at the time of posting, but given the nature of the situation, things can change pretty quickly at the moment so make sure you're checking things for yourself too)

Megan's Cookies

I've recently gotten into the habit of spending my Sunday afternoons baking some sweet treats for the team I'm working with in the following week, to keep morale up and mostly just gives me an excuse to keep baking even though I live alone! So far I've done a lemon drizzle cake, chocolate orange chip cake and brownies, but this week's cookies were just too good not to share - if you like gooey cookies à la Millie's Cookies, you might want to try this out!

Where to Eat in Birmingham

Going out to eat is one of my favourite things to do when I'm spending time with my friends, celebrating something, need cheering up about something, I'm bored and fancy getting out and about... Literally any excuse! I've been going to uni in Birmingham now for 3 years and have been to loads of different places around the city, so I thought I would take the time to share some of my favourite places to go as I come to the end of my time here.

A Vineyard Vacation

In May, I managed to convince one of my school friends to book a semi-spontaneous trip to Bordeaux with me for my 20th birthday in June. Why Bordeaux? I don't even remember now to be honest! We'd done French together in school so somewhere in France made sense, we found cheap flights, and the cheese and wine were calling to us, so off we went.

How to Train Your Aga (Aga Christmas Masterclass)

If you've seen my Dear House post from August, you may have realised that we moved house this year. The new house we've moved into is an old farm cottage and part of that package means it comes complete with an Aga. Neither my mum nor I had ever used an Aga before we moved into this house, so I decided to take her on an Aga masterclass so that we could make the most out of it - especially with Christmas just around the corner.

What I've Been Loving Lately #3

This mini series has been around on my blog for a while now - rather than do a monthly favourites post, I do a little one every so often talking about some of the things that I've been enjoying recently (mostly food, TV shows and more food):

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni

I'm off to uni fairly soon and I've made it my mission to make sure that I at least have a basic understand of how to cook before I go, so last weekend my best friend Sophie and I decided to tackle a Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni Recipe adapted from this recipe by Jamie Oliver, and we thought we'd share it with you!

Oreo Cheesecake Recipe

As I mentioned in my April Month in Review post, my brother's girlfriend and I made an Oreo cheesecake by following a recipe but then not quite having the right ingredients - but we think it came out even better than it was meant to, so I thought I would share it with you here today!

Sweet Treats Popcorn*

I was recently contacted by a company called Sweet Treats on Twitter (@Sweet_Tree_Co) and was sent a sample of some of their popcorn to try and let you know what I think!