Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Sometimes there is the need for a cookie that is a little more wholesome, a little more sturdy, a little less fancy.
Let the egg-free meringue adventures continue… Now basic meringues are one thing, but a lemon meringue pie? I thought that really was out of my reach.
I’ve splashed out and bought myself an ice cream machine – I’ve wanted one for so long, but our previous freezer was too small to fit the bowl in! Expect frozen treats aplenty thi…
A classic chocolate mousse is such an iconic, desirable pudding that few can resist.
Here’s a handy way of perking up a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Whenever I’m lucky enough to go out for a meal with friends someone invariably orders creme brûlée.
Apparently KitKats are the most popular chocolate bar, at least in the UK.
I don’t know about where you live, but in the UK as soon as the sun pops her head out everyone rushes to buy an ice cream; any day out is punctuated by stops in shops or at ice creams vans fo…
I make a lot of cakes but I often give them away and rarely hanker after them myself.
Part two of my series of recreations of classic chocolate bars is the iconic Twix bar- surely a common favourite.
Are there any biscuits as pretty as iced gems? The pastel hued crunchy iced top immediately draws the eye and nothing compliments a tea party more (whether real or for dolls) than a saucer full of …
I think it’s going to be a bumper blackberry year – the bushes are already bowing down with the little back gems.
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 …
I think chocolate chip cookies are my (and the rest of the family’s) all time favourite cookie; particularly ones which are crisp on the edges and chewy in the centre.
You simply can’t beat a flapjack for energy giving deliciousness but sometimes you want more than just sweet syrupy oats.
Think of a chocolate truffle studded with yummy delicious morsels and then dusted with icing sugar – delicious, right? Well that’s the principle of this chocolate terrine – made i…
My next foray into recreating the classics are those good old favourites, custard creams.