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Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

An easy baked raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake bar. Perfect for cake sales and parties.


Easy Chocolate Orange Mousse (Egg-Free)

An easy (egg-free) chocolate orange mousse recipe made with Terry's chocolate orange and condensed milk. The perfect make ahead dessert.


Microwave Mince Pie Fudge

An easy Christmas Mince Pie Fudge recipe made in the microwave. A lovely edible gift for teachers and work colleagues.


Edible Christmas Tree's

The kids will love making, decorating and eating these edible Christmas tree's made with puffed rice cereal! These Edible Christmas Tree's  are one of the recipes we like to make over the festive period. The kids love getting creative with the decorations, so we raid our local supermarket cake decorating aisle before we start.


White Chocolate Tiffin

A festive no bake white chocolate tiffin  stuffed with fudge pieces, dried cranberries and crushed ginger biscuits. Perfect for parties and buffets.


Apple Loaf Cake

An easy apple loaf cake with a glossy caramel glaze. A great way to use up those Bramley apples.


Grasmere Gingerbread Shortbread

Make your own Grasmere Gingerbread at home. This delicious Grasmere Gingerbread Shortbread  pays homage to the famous Grasmere Gingerbread from the Lake District in Cumbria.


Pressure Cooker Sausage Casserole

A Mediterranean inspired pressure cooker sausage casserole, with peppers and butterbeans. Made in just 20 minutes!


Frangipane Cake

A quick and easy almond frangipane cake using seasonal fruit. Serve with custard for a yummy pudding.


One Pan Roast Chicken

One pan roast chicken with sausages and new potatoes. An easy fuss free roast chicken dinner to enjoy with your family, without all of the hassle of cooking a full roast.


Blackberry & Raspberry Muffins

Fruity blackberry and raspberry muffins for your cake tin, perfect for after school snacks, or why not serve them warm with custard for an easy weeknight pudding!


Pressure Cooker Macaroni Cheese

A dreamy macaroni cheese made in minutes in the Pressure King Pro, using mature cheddar, Gruyere and Parmesan .


Back To School Lunchbox Ideas & Tips

It's back to school for my lot next week and I wont lie, I'm really looking forward to it!


Easy Apple & Blackberry Crumble

An easy Bramley Apple and Blackberry Crumble recipe. No rubbing in required for the crumble topping, so it's super speedy too.


Sugar Free Cherry Clafoutis

A sugar free cherry clafoutis recipe made with sweetener and fresh cherries. A lovely light dessert.


Fruit & Nut Oat Bars

An easy fruit and nut oat bar with dried apricots, raisins, dried cranberries, pecan nuts and pumpkin seeds. Perfect for breakfasts on the go.


Easy Chicken Noodle Stir Fry

An easy chicken noodle stir fry recipe with lots of fresh veggies in a soy honey sauce. The whole family will love it, even fussy eaters.


No Bake Lime Pie

A no bake lime pie recipe with a sweet biscuit crust. An easy make ahead dessert for summer BBQ's.


Carrot Cupcakes

Easy and delicious Carrot Cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting. The perfect recipe for using up carrots in your vegetable rack. It's the lime zest takes them to a whole new level!


Creamy Cider Sausages

Creamy cider sausages. A gorgeous recipe using thick pork and apple sausages in a cream and cider sauce. Serve with sweet potato mash or rice, for a filling and hearty meal. Whether sizzling away in a spitting hot pan or served freshly charred from a summer barbeque, sausages are a comforting staple of many homes up and down the country. We certainly love sausages in this house.


Mini Egg Blondies

These easy and tasty Mini Egg Blondie Bars studded with milk chocolate chips and crushed mini eggs, make the perfect Easter chocolate treat!


Slow Cooker Chicken Korma

An easy slow cooker (crock-pot) chicken korma. Mild enough for the whole family to enjoy. This yummy and super easy Slow Cooker Chicken Korma with sweet potato, is perfect for fussy eaters!


Vanilla Cupcakes

Light vanilla cupcakes with a creamy vanilla and fudge buttercream icing.


Valentines Day Chocolate Brownie Hearts

I'm not really into Valentines Day - it's a bit commercialised for me, but even though hubby and I don't celebrate (it's been about 10 years since we last went out for a meal on Valentines Day I think), I do like to make a bit of effort these days for the kids. If you're of my persuasion and not really fussed about it, but feel like you ought to make the effort for your loved one or the kids, these easy chocolate brownie hearts  are the perfect recipe for you! TOP TIPS FOR MAKING A CHOCOLATE BROWNIE HEART PLATTER I added some fudge pieces to the brownie batter but  you could use chopped up chocolate bars (Mars Bars and Double Decker's work well), dried fruit or nuts instead (in the same quantity as I used the fudge). I made a quick salted caramel sauce to drizzle over the brownie hearts and the red raspberries added a nice colour contrast. You could even use a shop bought sauce or coulis and decant it into a nice jug. Once out of the oven, chill


Ham & Cheese Muffins

These ham and cheese savoury muffins are perfect for kids lunchboxes, and they can be adapted in many ways to create different flavour combinations! We all know packing lunchboxes for your kids every day, can work out very expensive, especially if you always buy pre-packaged food. These homemade ham and cheese savoury muffins however, utilise ingredients you will probably already have in your store cupboard and fridge, making them the perfect homemade frugal and healthy snack, for little ones lunches


Butternut Squash & Sage Macaroni Cheese

If you're a regular reader of this blog you'll know all about my obsession with macaroni cheese and variations of it. I made a Sweet Potato and Feta Mac n Cheese recently and thought it couldn't get any better than that. Well, I was wrong! This  Butternut Squash and Sage Macaroni Cheese is seriously yummy and the ultimate comfort food at this time of year. I baked a halved butternut squash with a whole unpeeled garlic clove and a handful of sage leaves in a low oven until really soft and tender.  All the lovely baked veggies were then whizzed up in a food processor to a smooth consistency before stirring into the regular cheese sauce I make for Mac 'n' Cheese. It gave the dish a lovely rich colour and the garlic and sage added a beautiful delicate flavour. Obviously the butternut squash adds some nutritional value to the macaroni cheese recipe, but more importantly it gives it this amazing creamy texture too....without the calories. It tastes so good and is


Chinese Chicken & Cashew Nuts

Did you know Chinese New Year - the year of the Rooster-  begins on Saturday? Each Chinese New Year is characterised by one of 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac (I was born in the year of the pig apparently!)..and this year it's the Roosters turn, the 10th animal in the cycle. If you're celebrating with friends and family this weekend make sure you try this super easy  Chinese style Chicken and Cashew Nut dish. Serve with a big bowl of egg fried rice...and don't forget the prawn crackers! It tastes just like my favourite dish from the local Chinese takeaway. TOP TIPS FOR MAKING CHINESE CHICKEN AND CASHEW NUTS Make sure your frying pan is really hot before frying the chicken. Add more veggies like baby corn, mushrooms or mangetout. Serve the chicken and cashew nuts over some egg fried rice or soft noodles. Make it spicy by adding 1 chopped red chilli at the same time as the onion. Make is vegetarian by replacing the chicken with quorn pieces


Milk Chocolate & Fudge Cookies

These Milk Chocolate and Fudge Cookies make the perfect after school snack for hungry kids. My lot are usually starving when they get home from school, especially if they've had after school sports clubs (here it's swimming on Mondays, football on Wednesdays, netball on Thursdays and tennis on Fridays!). I usually try and palm them off with some fruit before tea but sometimes they NEED a glass of milk and a homemade cookie to satisfy their hunger pangs....and sometimes Mummy needs one with her cuppa too! TOP TIPS FOR MAKING CHOCOLATE AND FUDGE COOKIES Swap the milk chocolate for white chocolate or dark chocolate if you prefer. Add a handful of raisins or chopped apricots to the cookie dough for extra goodness. The cookies freeze really well so stash some away in the deep freeze and pull them out the night before you need them. If you don't have Maple Syrup use ordinary Golden Syrup or Honey instead. OTHER COOKIE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE Chocolate