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Filling breakfast muffins

January 22, 2012

I have always insisted that my children have breakfast before going to school but as a mum to three teens now I have to face the fact that teenagers stay in bed until the last possible minute (ie 10 minutes before their bus is due) This is not conducive to leaving time for cereal or [...]

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Butternut squash and orange soup- vitamin c packed

January 7, 2012

Hands up who wasn’t ill over Christmas? Nearly everyone I have spoken to had at least one poorly member of their family we certainly had our fair share as is fairly typical at this time of year. We have had ear infections, colds, coughs you name it, myself included, and I never get a cold. [...]

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Gluten Free Tortillas (wraps)

January 4, 2012

We love enchiladas, in fact we love any big comfort food. I’m afraid my children have inherited my passion for it. However it is bloomin’ hard finding gluten free wraps to make them with. I have bought them before, by the dozen because of the postage costs but they tend not to roll easily without [...]

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Home Made Christmas- Festive biscuit lollies and Christmas Tree Biscuits

December 20, 2011

The children love a home made biscuit, other than that we are not really huge biscuit eaters. Last year I brought you some lovely Christmas tree cookies but this year I have a new recipe thanks to Schwartz and decided to make them fun by putting the biscuits on lolly sticks which then got sent [...]

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Home Made Christmas – Chocolate Coconut Truffles

December 7, 2011

Receiving a gift made by your own fair hands can mean so much more then a bought one, although not necessarily the cheaper option it can also be so much fun. In this first of my ‘Home Made Christmas’ series be prepared to be spoiled with these divine white chocolate truffles. If you can, I [...]

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Teenage woes…there is always wine though

December 5, 2011

Since last week I now officially have three teens in the house, it may have felt as though it has been years already but no, child number three turned that exciting age of thirteen. Word of warning to anyone with babies or toddlers, make the most of it because boy oh boy teenagers are hard [...]

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Warming Cauliflower Soup and Golden Croutons

November 24, 2011

I was watching an episode of the Great British Food Revival a couple of weeks ago and was shocked to find out that one of my favourite vegetables has gone out of fashion with the British public. What is it? The humble cauliflower no less, a cheap versatile vegetable that is in my opinion very [...]

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Marshmallow chocolate cupcakes

November 12, 2011

Its that time of year that the Christmas fairs begin and with children at various schools that can be a lot that I am obligated to go to. I have to admit that I love school fairs and local village fairs because of the beautiful hand made wares that can usually be found at them. [...]

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Halloween Sweet Treats

October 30, 2011

Spider Cornflake cakes Ingredients 50g butter 4 tbsp golden syrup 100g chocolate dark or milk 80g cornflakes red or licorice shoe laces giant chocolate buttons Smarties Icing or writing icing tube Melt the butter, chocolate and golden syrup over a gentle heat in a large saucepan Add the cornflakes and carefully mix ensuring all the [...]

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Boozy Cherry & Chocolate Roulade

October 24, 2011

I’ve been making Mary Berry’s chocolate roulade for years and after seeing roulades being made on the Great British Bake Off wet my appetite once again.  I also saw a tin of mouthwatering morello cherries and immediately thought they would be a perfect addition to this rich but light, mouthwatering dessert. Even better it’s naturally [...]

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