Whilst delving through my old Food Magazine’s I came across my beloved copy of “The Dairy Book of Family Cookery”. My Mum gave me this book in the 1980″s, I can’t exactly remember which year, but I know the book was originally published in 1983 and I had it before…
Keik Portokali – Orange Semolina Cake
At the weekend I did ‘girly’ stuff with a new friend, I don’t normally do ‘girly’ stuff, but rather stupidly I made a promise to Hubby that this year I would try and be more ‘girly’! So Saturday was spent having my hair & nails done !!! I can’t…
Classic Lemon Tart
Its half-term week and its so nice not to have to rush around everyday doing school runs and today has been extra special as I have spent the whole day at home alone with Luca. I love spending individual time with each one of my Children, you get to learn…
Chocolate Tart
I have worked it out that during the working week my Hubby spends on average, 60 hours away from the home and more importantly me! On average during the working week I get to see him for about 10 to 15 hours, most of this time he will be working!…
Chocolate Gooey Stack
I went to Pudding Club last night, my first ever Pudding Club and the first time of meeting the lovely ladies there and amazingly I won! I was so chuffed and actually couldn’t believe it as competition was tough. My money was on a lovely raspberry mousse cheesecake, which I…
Pasta, crunchy chicory & watercress salad, little frangipane tarts
We are now into receipe 2 of our cook our way through Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals Book and we have another winner. We are beginning to wonder, will they all be this good! What is nice about this book is that there is a whole spread of food,…
Orange and Blackberry Trifle
As a busy Mum on work days Hubby usually cooks, just so I get a break and because he uses cooking as way of winding down after a stressful day, but tonight I decided we needed a quick dessert as we always crave something sweet after dinner. After 6…
Chocolate Pear Temptation
My thoughts recently have been about Christmas, where will we be living, what style of house and how perfect our present home is for Christmas. I have viewed house after house, all far smaller than ours and with kitchens which frankly could never inspire me to get out there and…
Pineapple upside down cake
I came home from work tonight completely shattered but really fancied something sweet and something nice for dessert, I didn’t have much in apart from a tin of pineapple in the cupboard, so thought I’d make a pineapple upside down cake. I’ve never made one before and it must be…
