A friend of mine has recently had a beautiful new baby boy, Bailey. So to celebrate we thought we would take him a little gift and some cupcakes for the rest of the family – it’s very important to keep… Read More ›
Baking
Crusty Bread – made in a casserole dish (crockpot)
This is such a delicious crusty white bread and has a really unusual method. It has a slow, single rise and then is put into a hot casserole dish and straight into a hot oven. Thirty five minutes later you get… Read More ›
Chocolate Cake – perfect for Christmas Fairs and Bake Sales
If you need a cake for a school Bake Sale or Christmas Fair, this is a quick and easy chocolate cake that is bound to be a winner. It’s great for a school cake sale as it can either be sold… Read More ›
Deep Blackberry and Apple Streusel – or posh crumble, perfect for entertaining
The picture really does not do this dessert justice. I had thought I would try to take one of a slice the following morning, in the daylight and with time to set it up nicely. As it was I barely… Read More ›
Pumpkin Muffins – Halloween starts here
Pumpkin muffins are an ideal way to use up leftover pumpkin from Halloween. These are delicious and easy to make. And eat!
Seeded Granary Loaf – and the Real Bread Festival
I was lucky enough to spot a note about the Real Bread Festival in a magazine recently and made sure I got on their website and booked a couple of places on a Richard Bertinet hands-on workshop. Not only was it… Read More ›
Apple Cake
Between the apples that appear in my vegetable box and the ones that my parents bring me from their garden, I have a lot of apples at the moment. Apple cake is a delicious way to use them up and… Read More ›
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yummy chocolate chip cookies – the chewy kind. Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of the fire. Recipe Ingredients 110g butter, room temperature 175g soft brown sugar 1 egg 200g plain flour 1 and a quarter teaspoons bicarbonate… Read More ›
Vanilla Birthday Cake with Strawberry Sprinkles
I found some very appealing-looking freeze dried strawberries in the cake decorating aisle a while ago and had been looking for a good reason to use them. I wasn’t sure whether to put them in or on something but I… Read More ›
Banana Loaf, a stylish plate and a new blog
My daughter came home with the recipe for this banana loaf at the end of one school term. Her only homework that holiday was to make this banana loaf. This is exactly the kind of homework I like. I didn’t… Read More ›
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