Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Yesterday I discovered Christmas 24 on my Sky box. Yep, Christmas movies 24 hours a day (or thereabouts) in my sitting room. It has been on ever since. Every film is cheesy, heartwarming, Christmassy and cute in equal measure. And some of the actors appear in more than one film! Who knew? I had [...]
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
I had to have a desk day yesterday which I’m not too fond of. So by the time I was able to leave my seat I was itching to get in to the kitchen and I knew exactly what I was going to be making. I found these Salted Caramel Malt biscuits on the [...]
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Hello! Guess what? Mincemeat is one of the easiest things to make on this planet. There are quite a few ingredients but basically they all go in to a big bowl, sit there for a bit, and then get put in to a jar. OK, there’s a teeny bit more to it than that but [...]
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
As you can see I have a glut of Apples and I’m cooking and baking with them constantly right now. These Apple Crisp Breakfast Muffins are sweet but a lot of the sweetness comes from the fruit and not sugar. Having said that the crispy topping is not so healthy but I imagine that these [...]
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Apple Bread Recipe 100g unsalted butter 100g caster sugar 1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 250g plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder dash of milk 2 large cooking apples 1 tablespoon of cinnamon sugar (100g caster sugar, ½ tbsp ground cinnamon) Heat the oven to 170c/ 325f/ gas mark [...]
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
They say that there is snow on the way again. Will it look like this in my back garden again? I hope so. Will the scarlet berries be weighed down by the weight of the flakes? I hope so. Will Tommy from the stables next door be able to walk in the road again? I [...]
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
We have trees in our garden. Lots and lots and lots of trees. At this time of year the leaves start to fall and it’s really important that we keep on top of clearing the leaves up as they’ll rest on the grass all Winter and it’ll go slimy and black. When you’re outdoors in [...]
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
. It’s apple time folks, so yesterday I bought some local cooking apples and baked an apple pie. The smell wafted through my kitchen, up the stairs and permeated the very being of the house. It was still there when Robert came in from work and he knew that there was dessert that night. A [...]
Monday, December 21st, 2009
I’m adding this recipe so late in the day as they really are simple to rustle up, if you have the time, and look utterly darling on the table. It’s really cool to have recipes and ideas such as this up your sleeve, so to speak, as if you really love to make guests feel [...]
Friday, October 30th, 2009
For many of you with children this will be the last day of the half term so we thought we would share a really great but simple recipe with you that you can make with the help of the kids; however, these little ghostly treats are also a winner with the adults as Robert the [...]
