Holidays And The Seasons

Dutch Butter Cake – Boterkoek

This Dutch Butter Cake (Boterkoek) is a moist, soft butter cake, famous in the Netherlands and is often served with a cup of coffee. It’s so easy  to make and very popular, a regular when visiting friends , the smell of the baking buttery cake often greets you at the doorway. …

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Persian Pear Stew – Vegan

I have to start with the fact that this recipe was another inspired from the fabulous writing of Holly Ringland, this time it is from her novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which is also currently on Amazon as a beautiful TV series. Oggi, Alices first love, says that…

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PERSIAN LOVE CAKE

I was reminded of this beautiful Persian Love Cake whilst reading the most fabulous book by Holly Ringland called The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, the best book that I have read in a very long time, I was totally captivated and was totally bereft when I finished it. In…

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Vegan Mango Bundt Cake

Just a quick type up for this simple but extremely delicious vegan mango bundt cake as I am rushing off to the gym! This recipe really doesn’t need much said, it is so quick and simple to make, very versatile and very very moorish, I was completely addicted !!! Trying…

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Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake with Vegan Cream

So summer has finally arrived and it is HOT !!! It’s time for BBQ’s, picnics, afternoon teas and summer Fetes, and we may be called upon to produce a good old fashioned Victoria Sponge, either dressed traditionally with Buttercream and Strawberry Jam with a sprinkling of caster sugar, or with…

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Vegan Pavlova

I have just had the most amazing five days with my little girl, well not so little, she is nearly 30!!! What I mean is, I got to spend time with one of my most favourite people in the World, doing some of our most favourite things together, we hiked,…

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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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