Halloween & Bonfire Night

Apple and Almond Muffins

I have just had the most magical week off, my gorgeous daughter came to stay for her birthday, I missed spending her 30th birthday with her last year and so I really wanted to spoil her, we started her birthday week at Amberley Castle in Sussex having the most gorgeous…

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HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CAKE

So I had a little health scare!!! I have kept active all my life, never smoked, never really drunk and have given up alcohol completely since January, I have been mainly vegetarian since I was 15, I always keep an eye on my weight, on the outside I think I…

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Hallongrottor – Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

It’s Saturday again and the house is smelling amazing with the aroma of baking. Today I decided to try these Hallongrottor as I think they resemble a Jammy Dodger and my Grandson absolutely loves Jammy Dodgers. To the point where he has a secret stash in my home so that…

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Cornbread Toad in the Hole

Sometimes you just need good old fashioned comfort food, there are so many classics and one is Toad in the Hole, this Cornbread version is sooooo good and ridiculously easy to make, perfect if you are one of those people that struggle with getting your batter to rise !!! Cornbread…

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Vegan Toscakaka – Swedish Almond Cake

Saturday again and time to bake before setting off for a hike with Jo. Todays bake is a vegan version of a cake I already have on the blog https://www.gelsominascucina.com/2013/06/toscakaka-caramel-almond-topped-sponge.html so I won’t bore you with the story of where the name Toscakaka came from or the origins of this…

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Vegan Kladdkaka

I may of mentioned in previous posts that I am obsessed with anything hygge , fika and basically anything Nordic, especially Nordic baking, I have quite a few recipes already on the blog, but I really do not think it can hurt to have a few more !!! I do…

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Muscle Macaroni Cheese

Muscle Macaroni Cheese!!! Bold claim I know and this may not contain as much protein as the recipe that I found on Pinterest as I used a standard shop brought Cottage Cheese, but it still packs a punch on the protein score and as you don’t have to make a…

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Vegan Sweet Potato Caribbean Curry

I started to blog again because I have finally got my life back on track, its been a long road of self discovery, but I had to rebuild me and then find the real me, it was never going to be a quick fix. A lot of wonderful people have…

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Freddie and Olly

The Best Ever VEGAN Bread and Butter Pudding

I have been a very very busy girl in the kitchen and already have four new recipes that I need to get on my blog, I was going to do them in the order that I had made them! Well that was until yesterday when I made the best ever…

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