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When I cook, I would say that 90% of the recipes we try are either made up as I go along or massively different from the recipe I’m following (usually as i don’t have the ingredients/don’t like something or generally forget to put it in). So for lunch today I …
Now I have a shiny new mixer, I’m even more determined to get in the kitchen and baking. I’m not the worlds greatest cook but I’m willing to give it a go and any sucessful tasty recipes we make will be shared on the blog. This classic Victoria Sponge Cake …
I am loving having a slow cooker again and this time I trying to be a bit more adventurous with our recipes in it and over the next few months I’ll be sharing on the blog. One of our favourite meals to have is roast chicken however we tend to …
This easy no bake lemon cheesecake is a great recipe to make at any point during the week for an easy pudding or one you can make the night before if you are in a hurry the next day. It doesn’t need any special equipment and can be made in …
For a while now we have been a Happy Egg Taste Maker and they have been setting challenges for the last few months but I admit I have failed miserably to take part with everything that has been going on….Sorry, The Happy Egg Co! However, they have still been lovely …
Today is the day we are all sitting around feeling a little bit on the podgy side after eating far too much food over the last couple of day and wanting to cook something really simple for dinner using up the last of the food from Christmas day. The great …
Following on from our previous recipe for chocolate Truffles from Waitrose recipe we then decided to make some easy festive shortbreads. This recipe is easy to do and one that the kids will love, not to mention yummy! Shortbread ingredients: 125g butter 55g caster sugar, plus extra to finish 180g plain flour …
Recently we were asked to do a bit of baking in the run up to Christmas by Waitrose. So after a quick discussion we decided we’d start of with an easy recipe of their site. The Christmas chocolate truffles sound and looked yummy, plus they looked super easy. Perfect for …
Well as we finally have an oven it’s about time I had a go at joining in with the Great Blogger Bake Off which is hosted by the lovely Jenny over at Mummy Mishaps. This week we watched the contestants on Great British Bake off bake Baklava, Schichttorte and Entremets …
This is probably a classic for most and is the perfect end to a weekend or for a pick me up cold after lunch during the week! In fact I don’t think there is a better classic British recipe that beats this lemon meringue? I find this recipe fairly easy …
