…because talk of the bathroom is always a great way to get people in the mood for cooking… Despite what goes on in the loo after eating large (or little) quantities of asparagus, I love t...
I’m the queen of dessert denial; or rather the queen of throwing in some slightly healthier ingredients to try to justify going back for seconds (thirds or fourths anyone?) of dessert. Sure the...
No I’m not planning on getting down and skanky, shaving my head and toppling over in the street with a baby in tow. As exciting as that trio of train-wreckage sounds (maybe a bald head would di...
Picture me sneaking into the kitchen under the guise of cleaning up the dinner mess, to loom suspiciously over the now empty saucepan and scrape the last little bits of the sauce onto a teaspoon and ...
Soup probably isn’t a go to meal for most in spring but here in London after a few weeks of warm weather (hooray!) the April showers have set in and there’s a definite chill in the air. ...
I spent a large portion of today kneading dough for Hot Cross Buns. It occurred to me half way through the second painful “waiting for the dough to rise” period that very few people hav...
Master 5 turned 6 last Thursday and given that he is related to me by blood it was no surprise that he wanted cake. LOTS of cake. I have to admit that I was a little sceptical when he asked for cust...
Sexual innuendo completely intended… Anywho! As previously mentioned (i.e complained about) our current kitchen’s stove is downright awful so meals have been of the easy and mostly bake-...
I have a confession to make. Nothing juicy (this is my squeaky clean blog after all) but it is to blame for the silence around here. My absence hasn’t been from a collapse into a banana panca...
I have a confession. I like to squeeze in as many seconds of shut eye as possible and this means that my three kids are always, without fail out of bed before me. They’re old enough to get th...
Flapjacks aren’t the healthiest of treats with their high sugar content, but at least this recipe will leave you feeling like the wholesome ingredients (oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and...
Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F) In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg In a large bowl whisk together the vegetable oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla ...
1/ Place the sugar and agave nectar in a small saucepan and bring to the boil stirring 2/ Remove from heat and immediately stir in the peanut butter and the Tablespoon of butter 3/ Place the cornfla...
You might have picked up on a theme of late. January for me is a bit of a cop out on the meals front. After crazy Christmas cooking and Master 8′s birthday I’m generally pretty burnt ou...
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