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Chocolate caramel ice cream roll

Chocolate caramel ice cream roll

I’ve always stayed away from making ice cream as I think it’s going to be tricky, but last week, as I was flopping around in the heat, this came to me in a flash of inspiration! One of my childhood memories of long summer holidays is eating Arctic Roll in the garden. I bought one a...
Sunshine cake

Sunshine cake

We always seem to have a couple of oranges languishing in the fruit bowl and half a tin of pineapple hanging around so, very sensibly, Faith suggested I make an orange and pineapple cake. A girl after my own heart! A while ago I signed up to receive monthly food boxes from Flavourly and was very...
Sausage and apple plait

Sausage and apple plait

I do love a nice, simple supper dish and this was super easy to do. I’m one of those crazies who actually quite likes making puff pastry but, really, who has the time to make it from scratch?! Certainly not me on a week night when I’m picking up various children from various clubs, so...
Iced Bakewell Slices

Iced Bakewell Slices

I think it’s fair to say that Bakewell Tart is one of our family’s favourite treats. It’s the one thing that is always requested at family gatherings and is always the first to go! So, when I found some pastry that needed to be used up in the fridge and Duerr’s kindly sent me a...
Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies were a special request from Faith. She decided that she wanted cookies as an after school treat, which gave me the perfect excuse to bake! I added some milk chocolate chips to them, also at her request, but you could either leave them out or experiment and add other things – white chocolate...
National Vegetarian Week and an asparagus, mozzarella and pesto tart

National Vegetarian Week and an asparagus, mozzarella and pesto tart

This week is National Vegetarian Week. To be honest, we don’t eat a lot of vegetarian food. We all love vegetables and eat a wide variety but, on the whole, they are usually an accompaniment or side dish. So, when I was challenged by Asda to go vegetarian for a week, I jumped at the...
Lemon and ginger loaf cake

Lemon and ginger loaf cake

Having taken a little blog holiday, I’m back and raring to go! Did you miss me? I’ll pretend you all chorused ‘Yes!’ – it’s good for the ego! I’m also excited to report that I have a new oven. A shiny new, oven that actually works! I don’t want to jinx myself here, but so...
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap

White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap

This year I was really excited to take part in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I read about it last year after sign ups had closed so this year I didn’t want to miss out and I signed up straight away to take part. The idea is that food bloggers from all over the...
Chorizo and broad bean risotto and a chance to win in The Gourmet Garden Blog Off / Cook Off

Chorizo and broad bean risotto and a chance to win in The Gourmet Garden Blog Off / Cook Off

Could you be UK & Ireland’s best Blogger-come-Chef? Well, if you think you could, then you’ll want to enter yourself into this fab competition from Gourmet Garden. When you sign up to enter, Gourmet Garden will send a selection of the products for you to use in your everyday cooking. Share your yummy recipes on your...
Roasted butternut squash soup

Roasted butternut squash soup

At this time of year there is always a butternut squash in my shopping basket. It’s one of my favourite vegetables as it is not only tasty, but is so versatile. We love it roasted alongside other vegetables, added to mashed potatoes, even baked in cakes, but one of our favourite dishes is butternut squash soup....
Stilton, walnut and pancetta bread

Stilton, walnut and pancetta bread

You may have noticed from my previous recipes that stilton, walnut and pancetta are some of my favourite ingredients. So when I had all three in the house at once, I knew they would have to feature together and what better than to throw some bread into the mix? This loaf is especially delicious freshly...
Magimix - John Lewis Technology for Living

Magimix – John Lewis Technology for Living

I am really excited to be taking part in the John Lewis Technology for Living project and testing a Magimix 5200XL food processor. I’ve only ever had a small food processor attachment for my Kenwood and it has never been very effective, so I was wondering how I would get on with the Magimix. After...