Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

Chocolate – it’s ubiquitous isn’t it? Everywhere you go there are tempting, brightly packaged chocolate treats enticing you to buy them… at the check out in most shops.

A big shout out about New Forest Ice Cream, or more specifically their delicious sorbets.

Everyone loves a cute cupcake and I haven’t posted a recipe for one for absolutely ages – so here’s an extra special cupcake recipe to cheer up this rather damp and dreary July da…

Does holiday packing stress you out too? With our holidays fast approaching I’m starting to fret about what we need to take with us, so I thought it would be handy to share my holiday checkli…

This dish is inspired by legend and fastest man on Earth, Usain Bolt.

I was approached by Jamie’s Italian to feature this rather gorgeously designed infographic on buying olive oil.

Are you a baked or unbaked cheesecake fan? I definitely prefer unbaked one but they seem almost distinct desserts to me, more like siblings than twins.

One thing Little S dreams of but has never been able to indulge in is a box of chocolates.

Do you ever have baked goods emergencies? Sudden needs/requests for a sweet treat when time is pressing? They happen to me all the time! Is it just me?? Take one of these scenarios: there’s a…

No word of a lie, these chocolate coated caramel crispy cakes are as addictive as a banned narcotic.

I’m very fond of Welsh Cakes, I think they’re under-appreciated and overlooked in the world of teatime treats, unless you’re in Wales that is! They’re basically a little gri…

Perhaps wrongly, we don’t often frequent independent cafes or restaurants, and instead opt for the reliability of chain restaurants with their meticulous allergen folders and by-the-bo…

It’s the start of birthday season in this household – we all have Autumn birthdays and so it’s a frantic run up to Christmas filled with various celebrations.

As a family we struggle to find exciting breakfasts, and generally revert to good old toast or cereal.

It’s definitely comfort food time of year; it seems dark most of the time and a bit of warming traditional food is the perfect way to keep the spirits up.

Next up in my series of homemade chocolate bars are a friendly version of my very, very favourite creamy dreamy Caramel.

Now it’s December we can officially get all Christmassy, which is really exciting as I have an ever expanding list of Christmas themed ideas which I need to get on with.

I’ve always thought that ‘stained glass’ window biscuits with their jewelled sugary centres are the most beautiful cookie around, and without doubt perfect for Christmas.

I really love making biscuits, I think I like making them more than any other food.

Everyone loves pancakes, and it is essential to have a good few recipes for creating quick and exciting breakfasts or puddings, and obviously for Shrove Tuesday a.