Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
I’m out of cocoa powder – utter disaster!! I’ve mentioned before the difficulty in finding safe milk-free cocoa and since I only visited Waitrose this week and they don’t se…
There’s nothing more English than strawberries and cream in the Summer, preferably whilst watching Wimbledon or perhaps a game of cricket (although not for me)! It seemed time to roll out my …
The fruity theme continues! This recipe evolved from a total experiment – I was going to make a traditional strawberry cheesecake for pudding, but wondered how it would work if the strawberri…
I really like spiced oatmeal and raisin cookies, but my children have an aversion to raisins.
This is such a simple, stunningly pretty tart you’ll wonder why you ever thought a tart needed anything more than fruit and pastry.
Dried fruits are a fabulous addition to any baked goods, giving an intense flavour hit, with none of risk of excess moisture that fresh fruit can produce.
Whenever I’m lucky enough to go out for a meal with friends someone invariably orders creme brûlée.
Here’s the next instalment of my blackberry recipes and what could be a more autumnal combination that blackberries baked in a pie! I’ve always shied away from pies in the past, but in …
You simply can’t beat a flapjack for energy giving deliciousness but sometimes you want more than just sweet syrupy oats.
Macarons, or to be precise Macarons Parisiens are those stunning little almond sandwiched delicacies which we all know because they are absolutely everywhere these days.
Fruit turnovers are a fantastically easy and convenient way to make a fruit pie.
I haven’t made many fancy puddings for a while and the girls get so fed up with dairy-free yogurts, (particularly since the flavours available are so limited), or fruit which they’re bo…
We’re just entering strawberry season in the UK and at this time of year our strawberries are simply divine – sweet, juicy and nothing tastes more of an early English summer.
Well, Hello June! I think it’s time to get light, fresh and summery! Everyone in this house loves cheesecakes and they’re probably my most asked for pudding.
Christmas isn’t Christmas without a cake, right? But a Christmas cake that is free-from eggs, milk and nuts is almost impossible to buy.
Recently I’ve felt that my blog has gone off the boil, that my recipes were dull and not very inspiring, the photos were so-so and better resources could be found elsewhere.
Here’s a fabulous recipe for using up the end of the summer raspberries, or just finishing off the jam to make a new batch come the autumn.