Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

Cookies are a perennial favourite in this household, and for the majority chocolate wins every everytime.

Easter is such an exciting time of year; spring is finally upon us with all it’s delights of cheeping birds, frolicking lambs and beautiful flowers and it feels like everything is just…

Happy Easter (or just long bank holiday weekend) everyone 🐣 We’re been so lucky this year with a glorious sunny weekend, filled with plenty of time outside enjoying the countryside, having Ea…

Easy, tasty and pretty what more could you want from a cake recipe? I needed to make a quick after-school snack and thought something pretty was what was needed with the May sunshine shining throug…

Is there anything more delicious that a rich, fudge brownie? Personally, I can’t think of many more pleasing desserts than a warm fudge brownie topped with ice cream and caramel or chocolate …

These little swirls are the answer to your snack dreams! Easy, moreish and worthy of any occasion.

Everyone needs a showstopper dessert recipe made from simple store cupboard ingredients, and this one certainly fits the bill.

Summer is here (at last!) and the shops are full of delicious ripe berries, so much so I’m constantly popping them into my shopping basket.

In my opinion free-from puddings are much harder that cakes, biscuits or treats.

Oh my goodness, it’s a proper heatwave! So a refreshing, cooling summery drink is the order of the day.

It’s not often that we swelter like this – well that used to be the case, who knows for the future :-( All anyone is thinking or talking about is the heat! I do love how us Brits are to…

Victoria sponge cake is surely the most appropriate traditional summertime cake.

English muffins were always our saviour, a safe breakfast or bun option that was mostly readily available.

Rich, decadent and very chocolatey truffle pots – think those little Gu pudding pots you can buy, but tastier, friendly and with only three ingredients! These totally fit the bill of emergenc…

Sometimes I find inspiration is lacking and I find it hard to come up with new ideas – well, there are over 700 unique recipes on my site! Then along comes a whole season of inspiration in th…