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Pieday Friday – Easy cheesy evening snack: Loaded potato skins recipe
This week I’ve been rushing around, working hard and getting ready for a special occasion so I’ve barely had time to sit down, let alone
This week I’ve been rushing around, working hard and getting ready for a special occasion so I’ve barely had time to sit down, let alone
Today’s Pieday Friday is something that I cooked up this week after being inspired by my cat’s food. No wait, don’t go – I know
I’ve read a few recipes and even seen a few videos on making microwave meringues and, after watching Nadiya win the Great British Bake Off
This week the weather started to feel decidedly autumnal. We’ve had a couple of very cold mornings – I can’t quite say frosty… yet! – and the
I spent most of yesterday working in the garden. After a week away, followed by a week of poor weather (when I didn’t really fancy working
This week I tried something that I’d never attempted before; making bread with only two ingredients – neither of which were yeast or fat. Yes,
It’s finally cherry season! Yes, July is the perfect month for fresh, ripe cherries and everywhere I look punnets are being sold at low, low
Well, that was a busy half-term week. My family and I spent the week at my mother’s house doing some major landscaping in the garden.
I’ve been baking treats again this month and seeing as it’s World Baking Day on Sunday 17th May, I couldn’t help sharing this particularly naughty
You can probably guess from the title of this Pieday Friday blog post that I’ve recently become the proud owner of a new waffle maker.
Today I’d like to share with you a delicious lasagne recipe that I tried out over the bank holiday weekend. My husband and I actually
With the sun making a welcome appearance this week and Easter just around the corner, I thought I’d get invest in some fresh ingredients to
I’m a rubbish chef. I over-cook food to ‘make sure’ it’s done, my pasta always sticks and I leave pans unattended so they end up
Last week I shared some ideas for a couple of thrifty dates for a Valentine’s Day, including a DIY night a the movies and a luxurious afternoon
Love pancakes. Can’t get enough of them. A pancake is for life, not just for Shrove Tuesday. Really, I can’t express to you just how
This week I’ve been baking delicious cakes for a Valentine’s Day treat – a DIY afternoon tea. If you missed my blog post about how
This must be the easiest recipe I’ve ever shared on the blog. So I’m thinking that it’s great for January when you can’t be bothered
I’ve been making these easy party snacks throughout the festive period and I thought I would share the recipe with you today so that you
Today I wanted to share with you the Christmas cake that I’ve made this year. It’s a simple recipe that uses a few ‘different’ ingredients
I’ve taken a look at back some of the seasonal recipes that I’ve shared on the blog over the past few years so that I can revisit some of these festive flavours myself.
It’s a recipe that I was only introduced to last month by one of my besties and I’ve already made this three times since then!
Today I’m preparing a special recipe for the weekend, something I’ve never made before and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it will turn out
As you may have already spotted from my photos on Instagram, I grew a few squashes in my new veggie patch this year and that
I loved bourbon biscuits as a child but I’ve realised that I haven’t eaten one for about 5 years now! I don’t know why, I just don’t
Earlier this month I mentioned how quickly the courgettes in our new veggie patch were growing and that we’ve been eating them continually for a
Creamy sweetness and rich coffee bookended by crunchy caramel flavours. Yes, I think that perfectly describes my cheesecake recipe and I know you want to try
I have been amazed by just how fast courgettes grow. One day there’s just an inkling of a flower and the next day there’s a
Or at least, I’ve tried to make the technical challenge! I was lucky enough to be sent a GBBO mystery baking box from Stork in
This week’s challenge for the Great British Bake Off is advanced dough. I don’t know if I’d call this advanced (as I deliberately chose a
Although I usually like to eat my salads plain or with a tiny side splodge of mayo, I’ve been converted to salad dressings since making
Around here the blackberries seem to have ripened earlier than they have in previous years. I’ve been picking on-and-off for the past couple of weeks
This week’s theme for The Great British Bake Off (and therefore The Great Blogger Bake Off!) was European cakes so I chose to make that
Today I’m a little later than usual sharing my recipe for the Great Blogger Bake Off, but here it finally is! Today I’m enjoying a
The theme for this week’s Great Blogger Bake Off was (as always) inspired by The Great British Bake Off, and I’m pleased to tell you
In honour of #TheGreatBloggerBakeOff, which is taking place each Wednesday to coincide with The Great British Bake Off, I have decided to move my regular Pieday
We’re right in the middle of wedding season so today I thought I’d share a recipe for baking mini wedding cakes. These are muffin sized
Yes, I’ve been baking again – What, two recipe posts in one week? I hear you cry – but for two good reasons. Firstly, it
In honour of National Afternoon Tea Week which begins on Monday 11th August, I’ve gathered together a round-up of all my favourite afternoon-tea recipes from
Although this sounds like a rather meaty dish, it’s actually quite a nice light pasta for a summer evening, and it’s great chilled as a
A staple of every picnic, a simple loaf of white bread is essential for making rounds of sandwiches for all the family so why not
To celebrate a special birthday in my family last week I did a spot of baking to create a lovely homemade afternoon tea. As it
Last week hubby and I were lucky enough to be invited to take part in a photo-shoot for Alde Garden campsite. Although I’d visited the
I’m writing today’s Pieday Friday post for two reasons: firstly, it’s Glastonbury this weekend and this is a great one-pot campfire recipe for all the
Have you been watching the World Cup this week? Wasn’t it a shocker when defending champions Spain were knocked out after only two matches? I’ve
Now that Summer is here and the days are warm, sometimes you just don’t really fancy eating hot meals. I’ve certainly been eating a lot
As a savoury fan, I love pastry but it can be one of those recipes that either turns out great, or goes horribly wrong. It’s
This week I’m sharing the easiest ever birthday cake recipe along with a fabulous cookbook & mugs giveaway. Okay, you can probably already see that
Here’s an easy but impressive recipe for your Easter roast lunch – mini toad-in-the-hole. These are also great for parties and evening meals so give
Does anyone else feel like there’s a celebration on the horizon? Perhaps it’s the school holidays or the long Easter weekend, or maybe it’s hubby’s
A few weeks ago I investigated the concept of solar cooking during one of my Pieday Friday cooking blog posts and I discussed how the
I’ve listed a few of my favourite pie recipes so perhaps you’ll try out one of these tasty dishes below and treat the family to a hearty and sometimes surprisingly healthy meal.
Wow it’s Shrove Tuesday next week – how did we get this far into the year already?? I love pancakes and can’t get enough of
Today I thought I’d share the recipes for an entire meal with you. This is the very same meal that my husband and I cooked
If you cast your mind back to a couple of weeks ago, you may remember I mentioned that my husband brought home a chicken brick.
Welcome to another Pieday Friday and this week I’m chatting about the concept of solar cooking. It’s possibly not something you’ve considered before and prior
Today is the Chinese new year and 2014 is the Year of the Horse – one of my favourite animals, so I am especially excited about this year and wanted to share some of the traditions and recipes for Chinese New Year.
One of my favourite treats is cheese bread. I’m not someone who gets particularly excited about sweet things (except for this red velvet cake, yum!) but
After the frenzy of baking activity in my home over the festive period, my mind is in no doubt that I need some new gadgets
One of my favourite things to eat is a pasty. I know it’s naughty and I really shouldn’t indulge in buttery pastry too often, but
As it’s the last Pieday Friday before Christmas, I thought I’d share a couple of festive recipes to kick-start your yuletide baking – gingerbread cookies
This week I have been in the kitchen making my very own stash of preserves ready for the winter. But I’m not only making them
This week is Cassiefairy’s birthday and to celebrate I’ve baked a cake for a little birthday celebration I’m having in my little vintage caravan. I
It’s that time of year again to make your own Christmas cake. Even though I know I can buy a cheap fruit cake from the
This week, when hubby had a half-day off work, I cooked us both a yummy soup for lunch. It’s definitely the time of year that I
Now that we’re heading towards the end of October, I think it’s okay for me to start talking about making cakes for your Halloween party!
Did you know it’s National Chocolate Week? I had no idea until my friend Jenna gave me a heads-up yesterday afternoon. Are you telling me that
I’ve been out picking apples this week – they are perfectly ripe and ready to be included in one of my Pieday Friday recipes. I think we
A couple of Fridays ago I shared my first attempt at making cake-pops with you and I hope you’ve since had a go at making
This week I decided to try out a new piece of silicone bakeware that I got from Dunelm Mill – a cake-pop tray. I’ve seen
This week’s recipe was inspired by one of the gifts that my husband and I received for our 10th wedding anniversary. Ten years is traditionally
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