Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

These are the perfect little cookies to brighten up a cold january day (or to make a friend doing Veganuary smile!) – after all nothing improves the mood more than some gooey chocolate and fu…

You often find giant Israeli couscous in shop-bought salads, but it was only this week that I noticed a pack in the supermarket locally.

I’m always looking for new, interesting and pretty cookie ideas – everyone gets sick of the same thing all the time.

We were in the supermarket the other day and Big S was tempted by the bagels – we used to give her bagels all the time and she absolutely loved them toasted for breakfast.

The celeriac in the shops are looking great at the moment, in their wonderfully gnarly glory.

Those with limited diets have so few options for savoury snacks – for us nuts are out of the question, most savoury options are cheesy and you can definitely have too many crisps.

I haven’t made cupcakes for absolutely ages, I seem to have been on a cookie/biscuit roll for quite some time.

Carrying on with my recent run of snacks – here’s a lovely sweet, tempting maple syrup popcorn recipe – perfect for whilst watching a movie, or a slightly healthy after school sna…

Apple and cinnamon is such a fantastic flavour match, and it’s perfect for these dreary, cold and wet winter days.

My bottle of maple syrup was looking at me from the kitchen cupboards the other day.

I’m always searching for new and interesting dairy and egg free puddings (I seem to say this a lot, but puddings are a real problem if you don’t eat eggs and dairy but want something ot…

I love caramel – it’s probably my ‘go to’ sweet of choice, but obviously it’s usually out of the question if you’re dairy-free.

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve been thinking of making these pretty Austrian jam sandwich cookies for ages.

2 Years! Today marks my 2 years as a blogger – it’s been quite a journey, I really had no idea when I started how it would take off.

For those of us who are dairy-free, or even more so for those of us with dairy-free children, it’s a constant battle to get enough calcium in to keep the dietician happy.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus (or Happy St David’s Day!) This is the third variety of Welsh cakes I’ve posted – I just find them so tempting but my original variety wasn’t very popul…

It’s coming up to Shrove Tuesday, and therefore time for the obligatory pancake recipe.

Pancakes are a regular feature in our household – they make such a special breakfast for the weekend, and we have them without fail every Sunday.