Recipes

Welcome to our collection of recipes ready to share with you. Homemade goodies lovingly made with my boys and a Pug in tow, hoovering up all the crumbs......

Chocolate Truffles

Did you know that today is National chocolate truffles day? l did.... and therefore instead of baking with my sons as normal l decided...

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May 2, 20242 min read

Oaty Peanut Butter and Choc Chip Cookies.

Wow what a mouthful this recipe is. The boys wanted cookies....so we made cookies and I got to choose the flavours. I don't know about...

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Apr 30, 20242 min read

Blueberry Pie

Did you know that blueberry pies recipes were first seen in cook books in 1872 and they originated from Scandinavia? (Hillard)....

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Apr 26, 20242 min read

Cherry Cheesecake Pots

Today we are celebrating National Cherry Cheesecake day (US) by making our own cherry cheesecakes. However we did not make just one...

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Apr 23, 20242 min read

Caramelised Bananas

My boys are banana men (if you are within my age bracket, you will remember this childhood program banana man). Bananas are always in my...

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Apr 17, 20242 min read

Peach Cobbler

We were up and in the kitchen at 8 am this morning making this delight ready to enjoy for pudding after lunch with friends. The boys...

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Apr 13, 20243 min read

Ginger Cake Tray Bake.

With a cold and rainy start to spring why not feel cosy and warm up with a little spice in a slice of ginger cake. This warming ginger...

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Apr 8, 20242 min read

Easter Chocolate Nests

These chocolate treats are a must to make and devour over the Easter celebrations. Growing up these were my favourite easter goodies to...

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Apr 1, 20242 min read

Happy Black Forest Cake Day.

Today is a day that the hubby can get totally onboard celebrating as Black Forest Cake (gateau) is his favourite cake to devour and is...

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Mar 28, 20242 min read

Waffles

Are you sweet or savoury? Today is waffle day, no i'm not talking about endless nonsense talking, but the celebration of the waffle...

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Mar 25, 20242 min read

World Tiramisu Day

Today we celebrate an Italian classic pudding. In fact there is a festival to celebrate tiramisu leading up to world tiramisu day (dates...

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Mar 21, 20241 min read

Lets go mad for macarons

Yes please! l love macarons and l do secretly have a place that l do love to get them from.... but a train ride to London or flight to...

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Mar 20, 20241 min read

White Chocolate and Caramel Fudge

We have started our week with making sweet treats. I never knew how simple it was to make fudge and now l know, there will be no stopping...

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Mar 18, 20242 min read

How to Make Irresistible Homemade Popcorn Bites

In celebration of Popcorn Lovers day why not grab a bag of popcorn, some chocolate to melt and make some popcorn bites.

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Mar 14, 20241 min read

Do you know why it's called a pound cake?

Today is international pound cake day and we have been busy making our own pound cake in the kitchen over the weekend ready to devour for...

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Mar 11, 20242 min read

White Chocolate and Pistachio sugar cookies

With Mother's day just around the corner, what better gift to give then something you have personally baked with love. Cookies are always...

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Mar 4, 20243 min read

Gwnewch y pethau bychain — do the little things.

Happy St Davids Day to you. 🌼 Having a smidge of Welsh in me it would be rude to not be celebrating the patron saint today. I have not...

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Mar 1, 20241 min read

Do you remember strawberry shortcake?

I was out for dinner over the weekend with friends and we begun talking about antics we got up to as a child, interests back then etc...

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Feb 27, 20243 min read

Cherry Pie

Did you know today is National Cherry Pie day ? Imagine a hot thick pastry crust with a sugared topping covering a delicious morello...

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Feb 20, 20241 min read

Theres something minty going on here….

Today is national mint chocolate day and we have been busy making green mint frosting (the boys are calling this hulk frosting) and...

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Feb 19, 20242 min read