Last night my eldest Son Simon and his lovely girlfriend came over for dinner, I was so looking forward to it as things are particularly difficult at the moment as my best friend of 28 years was told that her cancer is terminal and this is breaking my heart, again…
Chocolate Layer Cake
I wasn’t going to add this recipe, it is a great chocolate cake, but I do have so many cakes already on here. I did think it would be fine to just keep it in the magazine and fish it out when I needed it, but I have baked it…
Baked Lemon Chicken
When I first started this Blog it was for my Son Simon, he had left home and would often ring me for recipes and cooking advice, I thought it would be nice to have all our favourite family recipes in one place, not long after I started writing it someone…
Cannoli Cream Puffs
Yesterday for the first time, I had my first go at making choux pastry! If you regularly read my blog you will know that pastry of any kind is my weak area of baking and I promise on many occasions to beat it. Well now I have made a start…
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…
Paprika Rice with Prawns
Well last night we viewed yet another house, I fell in love with it, but unfortunately Hubby didn’t !!! So when we got home I must admit I was not very happy, my eldest Son Simon had come to stay and was in the pub with his Brother Stephen, so…
Italian Apple Cake
My eldest Son Simon loves his puddings and this is one of his favourites. I miss having him at home so much as he like’s the same desserts as I do and if I make them for myself I just end up eating the lot and then moaning that I…
Courting Cake -Simon’s 22nd Birthday – June 2010
Sunday 13th June 2010 was my eldest Son Simon’s 22nd Birthday and he had decided to spend it with us this year, as you can imagine I was very excited and started planning immediately. As we were watching the first England game of the World Cup and as Simon…
