Mum’s Lime and Blackberry Cheesecake

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Mum

I now have a comments function. Leave your comment/question at the end of every post! My mum tells us that she can’t cook or bake. But when she makes a cheesecake we tend to disagree. My mum used to bake this cheesecake every summer when we ‘was kids’. As she was a HUGE lover of [...]

How to Make Bruschetta – A Family Favourite

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Bruschetta - 5a

I now have a comments function. Leave your comment/question at the end of every post! How to Make Bruschetta – A Family Favourite Hello and Happy Friday! Do you like the look of my Bruschetta? This is a real family favourite and is a snack that I rustle up for lunch to keep us going [...]

Baked Peaches & Apricots – A Sweet Summer Favourite

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Baked Peaches & Apricots -2

I now have a comments function. Leave your comment/question at the end of every post! Nowadays I can often be found wandering around the house lamenting the lack of time I have and wondering what I did with my days before we had the twins. I believe the answer to this is that I watched [...]

Video – How to make Peach Cobbler

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Peach Cobbler - 1

Click here for our weight conversions chart Pre-heat your oven to 200c Note: I used a 9 x 12 inch oven proof dish for my cobbler, but one of a similar size would work just as well. Start by cutting the peaches in half and taking the stones out. Slice the peach halves thinly and [...]

Wild Rice & Tofu Salad

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Wild Rice & Tofu Salad -6

Click here for our weight conversion chart This salad will serve 6-8 people Start by cooking the two types of rice according to the instructions on the packet Drain and set to one side Peel and thinly slice the two red onions and fry lightly in some olive oil and splash of balsamic vinegar until [...]

Video – Broad Bean & Rocket Salad With Chili Dressing

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Broad Bean crop - 2010

Welcome to my first video, the first of many I hope. Go easy on me as we get to grips with the brand new and very exciting medium of film (we’re working on the sound, it was a breezy day!) One of things I love about having this site is being able to communicate and [...]

Cherry Bakewell Squares

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Cherry Bakewell Squares - 1

I seem to be eating Cherries by the punnet at the moment and considering it a meal. I’m not kidding. I’ll pull a whole punnet of cherries out of the fridge, wash them and then eat the whole lot. Of course my tummy will begin to hurt a little bit due to the vast quantities [...]

Homemade Cherry Jam Recipe

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Cherry Eating Cherry Jam 1

Good morning! Can you see me squinting in the sun? Those eyes are tired eyes. Eyes that are a wee bit itchy all day long. Eyes that don’t fully open no matter how much coffee or tea I drink. On Saturday morning Robert woke up with the babies and gently tried to wake me up. [...]

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Cherry Feeding

When you’re a month into night feeds with twins you begin to go a little crazy! You make plans in the middle of the night about what you THINK you’re going to be able to get done the next day when the sun comes up again. You look into your son or daughter’s eyes in [...]

Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Strawberry Daiquiri 1

Last year we went down to our local pick your own site for our strawberries – you can read about it here, so this year we decided to grow our own strawberries, and they are doing very well indeed. So red and incredibly juicy. So, we figured what better way to enjoy them than within [...]