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Chocolate brownies

This is my next recipe using the foodie ingredients, chocolate brownies! With a twist I used the scrummy chilli chocolate. Melt 7oz chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cream together...

Turkish delight

My first recipe using my foodie ingredients is Turkish delight, and it's surprisingly easy: Ingredients oil for greasing 1 oz powdered gelatine 9 fluid oz (UK) water 4 tsp rose water 1 lb caster...

Foodie penpals

Its reveal day for foodie Penpals. Here is what I got from Emma at http://adventuresofalondonkiwi.blogspot.co.uk/ , a wonderful blog with great photos. She also sent me a great recipe, watch out...

Eggs in Purgatory

Nigella Lawson's new programme is on TV now and the first episode was really good. today's lunch was a recipe from that episode, it was yummy: Eggs in Purgatory 1 clove garlic 1 pinch chilli flakes...

New things

A little experimenting going on in the kitchen - I'm trying out chocolate marshmallows. I mean marshmallows made from scratch and chocolate flavoured not just marshmallows covered in chocolate. I...

Foodie Penpals

Foodie penpals is such a great idea, what a lovely gift, to receive a parcel of goodies in the post! Most of them are US based but I've found a UK one here. I joined, I've got my penpal, now to get...

Well life has been mad just lately and I've been loosing weight too. So the cakes etc have been put on hold, if they are there I can't resist! But I couldn't miss out on the inprov_challenge. Check...

Cherry Danish

I have joined the improv_challenge yahoo group, where every month we are given two ingredients to make something with. Its run by Kristen at Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker, go look at her...

Cheesy Muffins

I made these as an after school snack, and they disappeared so fast. Theyve even asked me to make more, so they must be good!! Ingredients 1/4 pint sunflower oil 1 egg 284ml buttermilk, made up to...

Italian Summer trifle

Trifle is quintessentially English. Its been around for about 400 years, but has evolved over time. Originally more of a fool it became what we now understand to be trifle in the Victorian era....

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Saturday Baking Club Cherry Oaties

This is a lovely recipe and a lovely, tasty cake! Its from Good Food magazine. Ingredients 5 oz butter 4 oz self raising flour 6 oz caster sugar 6 oz porridge oats 1 egg 4 oz glacé cherries 1 oz...

Iced Gems

When I was little I used to love Iced Gems, a little round biscuit with a swirl of crunchy icing on top. mmm. I dont see them now, but heres my homemade ones. This is a really good, easy basic...

Fish Pie

Here is a lovely recipe for Fish Pie. I love using carnation products in my baking and cooking, they are so versatile and make a lot of recipes so much easier and quicker. As well as tasting great!...

Socks

These are now listed in my shop. I had a bit of a disaster when knitting them. After knitting one sock I did something else for a week. When I knitted the second sock this is what I end up with:...

Saturday Baking Club Fridge cake

Things have been a bit upside down in the kitchen this last week. I am recovering from surgery and cant do much at all at the moment. Saturday the twins were out all day at a party so this week...

Link Ups

I love link ups they are a great chance to meet new blogging friends. I also love so many of the blogs out there, they have great ideas, are fun and sometimes make me realise we are about as normal...

Kitchen Tip 3

Sticky glue left over from when a label or sticker has been taken off can be removed with peanut butter. Smear some peanut butter over the sticky glue, leave for a few hours and wash off. The glue...

Flapjack

Our second Saturday baking club is today! We made flapjack Super easy and great for the kids Twin one said when it was ready to go in the oven, Is that it? Flapjack 8oz butter 4oz dried fruit 1...

Raspberry Chocolate Brownies

I like magazine subscriptions, often they are cheaper and i dont forget to but it so never miss one. My favourite food magazine is Good Food. Here I will share some of my favourite recipes from...

Flowers in the Garden

Kitchen Tip 2

This morning we made another batch of fluff, my son keeps eating it! Measuring out the syrup is such a chore, its so sticky and gets everywhere. So my kitchen tip for handling syrup is this: Have a...

Saturday baking

Twin 1 likes to bake, so weve started the Saturday baking club. Each Saturday we will try a different recipe, which we will post on here, along with the photos of course Today we made Rocky Road...

Ultimate Blog Party

Well Im quite new to blogging and have been having a good look around for inspiration and to find new friends. Ive found this blogging party, so Im joining in. I am single mum to 6 kids, I like to...

Terrible twos

I have had 6 children, 5 deliveries as I have twins, and the first 5 went well. Giving birth is not easy but I coped. Number 6 came along and it was awful, I screamed, shouted, cried, panicked and...

Easter Crafts

This week, before Twin 1 was confined to the house, the Twins and I went on a book binding course. Held at The Harley Gallery at Welbeck, we spent a lovely day sticking, cutting folding and...