There is a lot you can do at Christmas which doesn’t take a lot of time but can give a great result and make you seem like the Don of the kitchen! This recipe is for very simple vanilla biscuits, which you can make into festive themed treats with the right kit. Even pound shops…
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Recipe – Sage & Onion Stuffing (Vegetarian)
This is one of those things that is a default ‘packet’ part of your cooking but is relatively simple to do yourself and tastes so much better! I swear, once you try it, you’ll never go back to a packet 🙂 To serve 4-6, you will need: 6 slices stale white bread with crusts removed…
Recipe – Italian Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free)
Just like Peppa Pig’s brother George, Jack’s favourite food is chocolate cake. I also have a friend who is wheat intolerant and I gently remind him about all the wonderful stuff he can’t eat, when actually I’m looking out for great recipes that happen to be gluten free. This is a traditional Italian chocolate cake,…
Halloween Sweet Treat Recipes
Halloween is great fun, a perfect excuse for dressing silly and eating some weird and wonderful food. I remember before Jack came along we played donut bobbing, hanging up a dozen Krispy Kremes down the hall and getting people to try and eat them. It wasn’t easy! I’ve put together three simple recipes for Halloween…
Recipe – Easy Ginger Biscuits
These really are easy with five ingredients and one saucepan. Jack loves measuring out all the ingredients and of course eating the result! For 12 biscuits, you will need: 60g margarine 60g golden caster sugar 60g golden syrup 120g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon ground ginger Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease a baking…
Recipe – Chocolate Sandwich Cake
Jack’s favourite food is chocolate cake. He always sasy this when you ask him, before adding sausages and mash, pasta and pies to his list! And in all honesty, who doesn’t like chocolate cake? This is a simple base recipe for a chocolate sponge which I’ve turned into a proper sandwich cake with butter icing…
Recipe – Halloween Ginger Ghost Biscuits
Family baking should always include your favourites and these combine my wife’s favourites of ginger biscuits and marshmallows in a creative twist perfect for Halloween. For 12 biscuits, you will need: 60g margarine 60g golden caster sugar 60g golden syrup 120g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon ground ginger 12 standard sized marshmallows Black food colour gel…
Recipe – Halloween Scary Monster Fingers
Halloween is full of blood and gross stuff, these are no exception but the great thing is that they are a really simple biscuit, it’s the decoration that makes it and kids will love making them look at gross as possible! For around a dozen biscuits, you will need: 130g softened unsalted butter 70g golden…
Recipe – Banana Loaf Cake / Bread
I experiment a lot in our kitchen, not always successfully! Obviously I look at recipes online and then adjust them or embellish them to my own taste, however sometimes a recipe is so perfect there is little adjustment to do. We love banana loaf and Mary Berry’s recipe is spot on, so here’s that recipe,…
Recipe – Chocolate and Coconut Flapjacks
Flapjacks are easy peasy and incredibly versatile. They can be dairy free, you can add any fruity or nutty extras and, like in this recipe, dip them in chocolate for a super treat. There is some hot saucepan work involved but your kids will love mixing up the oats and putting them in the tin….
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