I have had a phenomenally busy month with lots of happy life events happening so I have shamefully not even entered my own challenge. I am pretty sure I will end up adding my own entry to the bottom of this page at some point as I have some blueberry schnapps that I really want to play with.

I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who entered and carried on supporting this challenge even though I was rubbish at publicising it. 

First up we have an amazing entry from Caroline Makes with this Lime and Vodka Syrup Russian doll cake. Vodka and lime just sound like a perfect combination and I know my sister would love this cake. I will have to remember this post for her birthday next year.

Caroline also entered this Chicken and Tequila Tagliatelle. This is originally a Ron Douglas recipe from America's Most Wanted Recipes, which was adapted by Caroline. I would never have thought of this use for Tequila but it actually sounds so normal and like a natural combination that I should have been eating for ages!

Next up we have an entry from Stephanie from Rivereside Baking with this tasty sounding Apple and Ginger Cordial Malt Loaf. This sounds delicious and a combination my mum would definitely like. We are on for a bumber crop of apples this year so I will try this in the Autumn.

Janet from The Taste Space submitted this Beer-Soaked Sweet Potato Fries. I have been a fan of sweet potato fries for a long time and am very excited about trying this version. 

Super Golden Bakes has entered these beautiful Double Raspberry Macaroons that feature either Elderflower or Raspberry Cordial. They look mouth watering and have been photographed so well (I of course also love the turquoise nail varnish in this photo!)

Massive thank you to everyone for entering and for bearing with my this month. Elizabeth from Elizabeth's Kitchen has kindly offered to host next month's challenge. 

This was so easy to make and baked whilst we ate our dinner. I love chocolate, custard and banana, a perfect combination. I had a stray over ripe banana that needed and this worked really well. You can either make the custard or use a tin of pre made custard.

Serves 4

To make the custard:
4 egg yolks
25 g of dark Chocolate
250 mls of milk
100 g of sugar 

1. Whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar.
   
2. Gently heat the milk in a pan. As soon as the milk starts to bubble and boils take off the heat.
   
3. Gently stir in the chocolate until melted.
   
4. Slowly add the hot milk to the yolk and sugar mixture stirring all the time.
   
5. Now place the custard back into the pan and heat gently until it thickens.

To make the bread and butter pudding:
Custard
4 slices of bread
spreadable butter (I used lurpak)
100g of dark chocoate - or whatever you have in the cupboard
1 banana

1. Butter the bread and cut into four triangles.
2. Butter an ovenproof dish and arrange the bread in the dish adding the banana and chocolate as you go.
3. Pour over the custard and leave to soak into the bread if you have time - about twenty minutes would be ok.
4. Bake for twenty minutes in the oven until golden brown. 

I have quite an unhealthy addiction to Pinterest. From the moment I found it several years ago I knew I loved it immediately. I am a visual person and absolutely adore being able to curate my own little personal exhibitions for each theme. In case you have never heard of Pinterest - quite simply it is a virtual pinboard. You can repin items from other people's boards to your own specific themes or you can pin items direct from the web. The best thing is that the pinning process keeps the original source of the image, this makes it fantastic for bookmarking things.

I now have 48 boards and add to them all the time. I have the app on my iphone and find myself pinning on the train or waiting for a friend. I have a board for this blog, my favourite places and spaces, healthy food, breakfasts, chocolate truffles, upcycling clothes. You can make boards as specific or general as you like. My Pinterest board definitely gives a broader sense, than this blog does, of the things I like.

I like to use boards when planning for a particular meal, figuring out my next craft project or for a particular blog theme. If you want to follow me you can use the P at the top right hand side of my blog or follow this Pinterest link.

In order to launch Pinterest in the UK I have been asked to participate in 'Pin it forward'. Margot from Coffee and Vanilla kindly introduced me yesterday. Do go check out her blog and her gorgeous pinterest boards. 

Today I am passing on the 'Pin it forward' badge to Vicki at Mrs Petticoat, who spends her time reviewing tasty meals in restaurants. Her 'Restaurants' board really does make the mouth water.

Hope you all enjoy using Pinterest!

Thank you to Pinterest for letting me share in their UK launch.