Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

Everyone loves a sausage roll it seems; people can’t keep their hands off those little flaky pastry encased beauties.

Savoury snacks which aren’t crisps can be hard to find on a restricted diet, as so many are cheesy or nutty etc.

As you might imagine we have a lot of beans being used in this household at the moment – I’ve got to get the chickpea/bean water from somewhere for all the meringue based recipes! This …

I think chocolate chip cookies are my (and the rest of the family’s) all time favourite cookie; particularly ones which are crisp on the edges and chewy in the centre.

Chilli sauce creeps up on you, doesn’t it? You start with a smidgen which blows your head off, then for some reason you go back for more.

You simply can’t beat a flapjack for energy giving deliciousness but sometimes you want more than just sweet syrupy oats.

This autumn term has reintroduced Thursday bake day into my life, the day when I bake goodies for the girls to take into school to share with their friends.

I don’t know about you, but for us, other people eating doughnuts seems to crop up a lot! They feature as the treat of choice in so many scenarios – from the highlight of school …

Think of a chocolate truffle studded with yummy delicious morsels and then dusted with icing sugar – delicious, right? Well that’s the principle of this chocolate terrine – made i…

We tend to always go for bean burgers in this house and I find this mixture of beans and tortilla chips works particularly well.

My next foray into recreating the classics are those good old favourites, custard creams.

Sadly bagels are out of bounds for us – because of the popularity of sesame bagels, all varieties may contain traces of sesame seeds and so the whole genre of bagel type breads is a no go for…

Iced doughnuts are one thing, but sugar coated rings are the stuff of memories and traditions ( well for me anyway!) – it’s those sugar coated rings that are used for traditional party …

It’s all about the roots! Winters equals root vegetables, and as Chritmas approaches the parsnips are filling the supermarket shelves, begging to be used.

Before we get all Christmassy round here we going for a little wander into warm cosy food – food to eat in front of a roaring fire after a crisp walk in the cold, and what could be more cosy …

How about a savoury snack that can be whizzed up in a flash and packs a punch of flavour, without having to resort to opening a bag of crisps? ( although I do love a crisp now and then!) These stra…

Every Christmas the panettone seems more and more popular, with piles of them in pretty boxes stacked up in delis and supermarkets.

It was only after we had children that people around us started talking about Center Parcs (although, I now know it’s a destination that appeals to all demographics!) and by the time Big S st…

Thoughts are rapidly turning to Christmas lunch and how to make it as friendly as possible.