There are lots of good reasons to make your own bread. The end product is delicious and so much better for you than anything you can buy in the shops, and the process itself is quite good for stress! The… Read More ›
Recipes
Vegetable Box Cooking – Spinach Sauce for Pasta
Finally a recipe using one of my vegetable box ingredients that is super quick and easy but also really tasty. The chilli gives it a bit of a bite and the spinach doesn’t overpower the dish. I added chicken for… Read More ›
Birthday Carrot Cake – it’s probably actually good for you!
One of my very lovely friends (and I am extremely lucky in that I have lots of very lovely friends) was hosting lunch for her friend’s birthday and was looking for a birthday cake that could also serve as dessert… Read More ›
Double Chocolate Muffins
If you like your muffins chocolatey, you’ll love these. Chunks of dark chocolate in a chocolate sponge, best still slightly warm from the oven. And it’s a super easy recipe. I have two admissions to make for this post: firstly I… Read More ›
Hummingbird Cake
This is a perfect “Coffee Morning” cake: light, pretty and easier to make than it looks. Hummingbird Cake comes from the southern US and is very similar to carrot cake except it contains banana, pineapple and pecan nuts instead of… Read More ›
Key Lime Pie – not so much a pie, more a cheeseless cheesecake
This is not the first time I have mentioned Key Lime Pie, but it is the first time it has taken centre stage. This is not a true Key Lime Pie as I didn’t use Key limes but it really… Read More ›
Blueberry Muffins
Although I am trying really hard eat to food when it is in season, I am finding it hard to kick my blueberry habit that always develops over the summer. Which was lucky because my brother requested blueberry muffins when… Read More ›
Pear Tarte Tatin – Easy homemade recipe
Tarte Tatin is a lot easier to make than to take a decent photo of! I spent ages looking for a recipe that was relatively simple but that didn’t rely on store bought puff pastry. I eventually found a great… Read More ›
Homemade Sloe Gin, or Life in the Sloe Lane
You will have to forgive the pun – I couldn’t resist it after my recent post about blackberry picking… Once you start looking around it’s amazing how much you can find in the hedgerows. Sloes are the fruit of the… Read More ›
Pear and Pecan Muffins
These muffins are quite virtuous on some levels. They have fresh fruit and nuts in them, both of which are good for you. Here in the UK locally grown pears are beginning to appear in the shops, so the fruit has… Read More ›
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