When it’s Shrove Tuesday, it’s a wonderful excuse for a tiny dinner to leave room for loads of pancakes! They’re great fun for kids as they can do their own toppings. I detail some standard toppings below but I also include my super indulgent Double Decker pancakes… For around 6-8 pancakes, you will need: 3…
Recipe – American Style Pancakes
Jack had a new book called ‘Rhinos Don’t Eat Pancakes’ where a rhino, who escapes from the zoo, ends up chilling out with a little girl who feeds him pancakes. It’s great fun, but Jack then decided he’d like pancakes for his birthday breakfast. Looking at the book, they were the American-style fluffy pancakes, similar…
Recipe – Strawberry Cake
Bless those lovely people at Lidl, this recipe was found on their website by Mrs Dad That Cooks. So I had a go and I felt it was too sweet and the oven timings were incorrect based on the size of tin suggested. So I’ve tweaked it. It’s a lovely recipe, quite simple and really…
Recipe – Chocolate Volcano Cupcakes
These are great fun, for Halloween, Bonfire Night or any time really! The base chocolate mix can be used for any cupcake recipe, it’s moist inside and crispy outside, just decorate as you see fit! For 12 you will need: For the icing: Preheat the oven to 180°c. Put 12 cupcake cases on a tray….
Recipe – Double Chocolate Marble Cake
We had recently watched marble cakes made on Celebrity Bake-off and Jack wanted to make one with extra chocolate (no surprises there)! This recipe is a version of a Mary Berry recipe from her book ‘Fast Cakes’. You will need: 175g Stork margarine 175g golden caster sugar 175g self-raising flour 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder…
Video – Cauliflower Cheese
Here’s our latest Youtube video, where Jack and I make cauliflower cheese, one of our favourite dishes for Sunday lunch. Please like the video and subscribe to our channel. The full recipe is here.
Video – Manchester Tart
Here’s our latest Youtube video, showing how to make one of our recent recipes, Manchester Tart. Check it out and please like the video and subscribe to our Youtube channel. The recipe is here.
Recipe – Slow Cooked Creamy Chicken Stew
Nothing is more comforting than a delicious chicken stew. It’s the default stew or soup when you’re feeling a bit run down, and at this time (during Covid) we all feel a bit rubbish. Here’s a lovely recipe for a hearty creamy stew the whole family will love. Also, none will go to waste as…
Recipe – Manchester Tart
Manchester Tart? No, I’d never heard of it either! Jack got a Top Trumps Bake-off game and one of the things on it was this. It’s a custard tart loaded with coconut and raspberries, looks amazing and is super scrumptious. You will need: Baking beads A little butter for greasing 1 roll short rust pastry…
Video – Festive Mince Spirals
My friend James decided to have a go at a mince pie twist – mince spirals using puff pastry! Really simple and easy with lots of options for decoration. The best bit is I didn’t have to bake it!
Video – Mince Pies and Compound Butter
In this week’s Youtube video we go all festive, Jack and I make mince pies and our friends Jonny and Lina show how to make a compound butter perfect for indulgent Christmas cooking.
Recipe – Easy Mince Pies
Christmas brings us many things. Silly jumpers, drinks with friends, and food. Lots and lots of food. Mince pies are a favourite of mine but however good some of the supermarket ranges are now, nothing beats homemade. These are very simple to do, but give you the flexibility to adjust your filling to your own…
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