As promised, here is another recipe for Valentine’s, who wouldn’t want one of these lovely homemade Valentine’s Biscuits, a real treat, lovingly made, beautifully decorated from the one they love. Wrapped individually in a cellophane bag, tied with a pretty ribbon, these biscuits could melt anyones heart. I have made…
Chocolate and Sour Cherry Bread
My love affair with dough appears to be getting worse, I now seem to be baking my way through Paul Hollywoods ‘100 Great Breads’, keeping a note of each one I have baked, making notes about the recipe and awarding marks out of 10. Obsessed, I think so !!!! This…
Low Calorie Apple Strudel
Everyone knows January is a time for New Year’s resolutions and a strive towards a healthier self after all the Christmas indulgence. If you love to bake that is sometimes easier said than done, but baking does not always have to be bad for you, the guys at Baking Mad, hold a…
Caramel Croissant Pudding
My Son Stephen has come to stay for a couple of weeks, this is because he has started a new job and while he settles into it I thought it would be nice for him to be spoilt a little by his Mummy, yes I know he is 21, but…
Apple Crumble – Happy 21st Birthday Stephen
25th April 2011 was my gorgeous Son Stephen’s 21st Birthday, I was determined to celebrate as a family but also realised at that age you do need to let them do their own thing, so the weekend of his birthday he celebrated with his friends and now finally this week…
Bread and Butter Pudding
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…
Garganelli con le Salsicce – Garganelli with Sausage Ragu
I am so pleased that life is returning back to normal, after the move, snow, my back injury, Christmas and New Year it has been completely manic and I just haven’t found the time to Blog. Routine is back, Hubby is back at work and the children are back…
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…
Quick Strawberry & Vanilla Gateau
This weekend has not gone to plan, like many best laid plans, life has come along and thrown a spanner in the works. Friday night Ben and I rushed off to Sainsburys to buy the ingredients needed for the above gateau, this was to be made in preparation for…
