Get your scary on #2: cookie monsters
cookie monsters or monster cookies? I bought new toys. They are cookie cutters. But not just any cookie cutters. They are PAC-MAN cookie cutters (I know, I know, I’m such a child…). I couldn’t resist...
View ArticleA failsafe gingerbread recipe
The first of many batches this winter Easy peasy gingerbread men I came across this Delia Smith recipe at least 6-7 years ago and I’ve been making it religiously ever since. The moment autumn/winter...
View ArticleBrandy-infused cranberries and a crumble-topped cranberry, walnut and banana...
On Saturday, I asked my husband if he would like me to make anything for his family as they were coming over for Sunday lunch the next day. A brandy-inspired cranberry, walnut and banana cake below,...
View ArticleCrispy and chewy cranberry oat biscuits in less than 30mins
It takes me longer to cook a fry up then it does to make these biscuits. Here they are squished down and ready for the oven. If you’re an impatient baker like me, you’ll love that these biscuits take...
View ArticleButter-free banana, apple and walnut bread (no ‘fun’ doesn’t mean no taste…)
Some might consider this no fun but it really doesn't mean no taste, because it's actually packed with it! A healthier way is possible Banana bread has to be the most versatile and universally...
View ArticleFlour-less chocolate cake
No flour but a LOT of chocolate and butter went into this cake. Sadly carb free doesn’t mean fat-free When we invited our friends over for Sunday lunch last weekend and I decided to make a flour-less...
View ArticleA hint of chocolate in prep for Easter: Mary Berry’s Chocolate Loaf Cake
Mary Berry - the Baking Queen. The legend that is Mary Berry I only have one recipe to post this week as I spent last weekend with friends and so I only made it into the kitchen late on Sunday night...
View ArticleI ‘heart’ bread… freshly baked milk bread
We love our roast beef very rare and very pink, with plenty left over to make cold roast beef sandwiches. Couldn’t have asked for a nicer accident On Easter Sunday, my husband and I roasted a rib of...
View ArticleEast meets West: A Japanese cheesecake and sponge layered celebration cake
One batch actually enabled me to fill 3 x 18cm sandwich cake tins as well as a part of a loaf tin. Japanese cheesecake If you’re a fan of cheesecake but have never tried Japanese cheesecake (chiizu...
View ArticleEvery day should be pancake day
My very sceptical looking cat keeping me and my temporary cast company on Monday morning. Be careful what you wish for… When I was growing up, I always wanted to break a limb, ideally my arm. It had...
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