Pieday Friday – Using herbs in juicing + mojito juice recipe

March 10, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

I think you can probably guess from my recipe posts this year that I’m getting into juicing. I’d love to say that it’s because I’ve decided to live a more healthy lifestyle and want to reinvigorate my body, but that’s not really the reason. It’s as simple as ‘I don’t like fruit’. Sure, berries and dried […]

Pieday Friday – A collection of fruit pie recipes

April 1, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

There’s no better pud than a pie, I reckon. A generous slice of hot fruit pie served with slowly melting vanilla ice-cream is a dream come true. Or on chillier days, a steaming stream of custard poured on top of the crisp pastry is just what the doctor ordered. And when you’ve finished your pudding, […]

My GBBO European week recipe ~ Apple strudel

September 10, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

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 German classic, apple strudel. Or Apfelstrudel if you want to order it in Germany. Although, I have some news for you – it’s not a German recipe. Oh no, the […]

The Great Blogger Bake Off ~ Apple Crumble two ways

August 27, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

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 that it is one of my favourite things to make; desserts! I went for a stroll this weekend and picked some blackberries that have ripened particularly early this year. There […]

Pieday Friday ~ Making chutney for Christmas gifts

December 13, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

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 for my family’s table, I am also making a few jars to give to my foodie friends as gifts! I’ve had a huge harvest of apples on my tree this […]

Pieday Friday ~ Blackberry & apple recipes for the Inspiration Challenge

November 1, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

This month’s Inspiration Challenge theme was ‘apples’ and luckily enough I’ve since been given loads of apples from my mother’s apple tree which had bumper-crop this year. So I had a think about what I really wanted to make (after crumbles, of course!) and the answer was blackberry and apple jam. So I headed out into the cold, […]

Recipe: Chocolate decorated apples for Halloween

October 18, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

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 could have been legitimately scoffing chocolate all week, and I didn’t know about it? I guess I’ve got a lot of choccie-eating to make up for over the weekend then! […]

Pieday Friday ~ Spiced caramel apple cake

October 4, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

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 can officially call it autumn now, and I want to celebrate this by making a cake that is spiked with festive spices and includes the fruit of the season – […]