I’ve been thinking about things that make us happy or that bring a moment of pure joy, so I’m beginning ‘Good Things’; not stuff that costs lots of money, but the simple pleasures of life: objects and moments.

A friend gave me a clutch of eggs the other day, but it was only when I opened the egg cartons to use them that I realised how utterly glorious their colours were.

I made the Coconut and Lime Angel Food Cake from Waitrose’s ‘Martha’s bakes’ using the 10 egg whites.  It obviously went down well with the Tribe, grandparents and cousins, as, by the time I remembered to take a photo, there wasn’t much left.

Six yolks were used in a yolk only cake that was an utter disaster in the appearance category, but tasted heavenly when broken up – like a biscotti without the nuts.  The remaining 4 yolks were used by the Eldest to make cheese straws, which she finished making with a friend the following day.

Beautiful eggs; my first Good Thing.