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Gingerbread and rhubarb mini loaf cakes with lemon icing
Gloriously stick gingerbread with tart rhubarb complimented with lemon icing, delicious.
How to Eat Like a Local in Puglia with Villa Plus
Imagine…..you’ve arrived at your gorgeous villa in Puglia, the sun is shining, you’ve stopped off…
Christmas Gifts – how to save/spend a fortune on useless stuff
I draw the line at utterly ridiculous foodie gifts….no self respecting food lover would ever…
Chocolate Panettone
Panettone is an Italian Christmas cake. This version makes smaller panettone that are lovely to…
Christmas workshops
To help get you into the spirit of Christmas there are some spaces on my…
Chocolate Mini Rolls
Chocolate mini rolls featured on he Great British Bake Off made by my Saturday crew…
I’m very excited to be appearing at Camp Bestival this year
So excited to be back at Camp Bestival in the Literary Instituted on Sunday to…
Pesto Mini Muffins
These savoury muffins are ideal for lunch boxes, picnics, parties and snacks. Lovely served warm…
Mini potato and chorizo frittata
Mini frittata are just the right size for smaller hands and can be served warm…
Banana Bread
Ripe bananas are high in sugar so you don’t need to use as much. I’ve…
Cherry and Coconut Ripple Ice Lollies
If you’re trying to cut out sugar, reduce your carbs or just want to eat…
Malteser Ice Cream
ice cream of childhood, topped with extra Maltesers.
Sour Cherry Ripple Ice Cream – sugar free version too
I’ve attempted to recreate the Sour Cherry Ice Cream I tried at Boho Ice Cream…
Blackcurrant Ripple Ice Cream – sugar free version too
My husband’s favourite, use either frozen or fresh blackcurrants or substitute blackcurrants for raspberries for…
Rhubarb and ginger crumble ice cream – sugar free version too
This is tangy, gingery and sweet. The rhubarb cuts through the sweetness of the…
Ice Cream Base – sugar free
This is Creme Anglaise or Custard and is an ideal base to use for making…
Chocolate Chip Cookies – Sugar and gluten free
I make these weekly, try to limit myself to two per day, one with coffee…
Camp Bestival Planning
Mojitos for tomorrow night and in an ideal world all we would need is three…
Llamas in Hats birthday cake
My son loves the YouTube cartoon Llamas in Hats, personally I don’t. It’s pretty…
Gingerbread – low carb, sugar free, gluten free
Not entirely sugar free as there is a tablespoon of treacle in the recipe, hwoever,…
Coconut Macaroons – low carb, low sugar
I love coconut, good job as it’s a fantastic ingredient to use for making low…
Sugar Free May
Sugar is hugely addictive, your body stores the excess energy as fat and sugar destroys…
Watermelon Shark
This is a shark carved from a watermelon. You’ll need a ‘torpedo’ shaped watermelon…
Sugar Free Sweet Potato and Orange Cupcakes
I have changed this version of my original Sweet Potato and Orange cupcakes by replacing…
Rhubarb and Pecan Brownies
This version of brownies has rhubarb which ‘cuts’ through the sweetness and works really well…
Tuscan Bean Soup with Pesto and Soda Bread
This is a fabulously healthy meal of a soup, great for cold days and a…
Weekend in Brussels with teenagers in Winter, hmm
Buy chocolates, find a bar, try different beer and eat chocolates, there you go, beer…
Almond Slices
This is a cake from my childhood. A mixture of sweet almond sponge mixed…
Berry Yoghurt Ice Lollies
Homemade ice lollies, lower in sugar and much healthier than the shop bought ones and…
Black Bean Brownies – low carb, sugar, gluten and dairy free
High in protein, low carbs, low GI, sugar free, dairy free and gluten free but…
Plum and hazelnut mini pavlova or torte
The issue with this recipe is it’s so good you don’t want to make this…
Raw Chocolate Coconut Bars aka Sugar Free Bounty Bars
I’m trying hard to wean myself off sugar (again) but I have such a sweet…
Chocolate Coconut Ice Lollies or Popsicles – sugar free, low carb
If you’re trying to cut out sugar, reduce your carbs or just want to eat…
Cinnamon Ice Cream with Lotus Biscoff crunch
I warn you, this is not a healthy ice cream recipe and it’s dangerous moreish….
Creme Anglaise and Ice Cream Base
This is Creme Anglaise or Custard and is an ideal base to use for making…
Rome – the Eternal City with kids at half term
We didn’t realise that ‘close to the Pantheon’ meant actually next to it, right slap…
Mini Pork Pies
There is a fabulous butchery chain in North Yorkshire called Newboulds who make the best…
Pear Crumbles with Chocolate Custard
These delicious individual crumbles are a different take on a pear and chocolate crumble. …
Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is a traditional Christian festival that falls on the middle or 4th Sunday…
Chicken Ramen – healthy version of Pot Noodle
This is my version of Chicken Ramen, a healthy Pot Noodle, popular at Wagamamas and…
Pancakes with a superfood twist
Healthy version of classic pancakes, this time using buckwheat flour and dairy free milk to…
Pancakes
This is lovely served with freshly squeezed orange juice or lemon juice and a drizzle…
Raw Carrot Cake – gluten free, dairy free, grain free, sugar free
This cake retains all the goodness in the nuts and carrots as they are not…
Goulash with Herby Dumplings
This is a classic winter warmer recipe, originating in Hungary and heavy on paprika it’s…
British parents each week make 2 million extra meals for fussy children
Mealtimes are an important part of the day to me, a time when the whole…
Salted Peanut Brittle
A classic homemade sweetie, I have used salted peanuts which takes the edge off the…
Granola Bars
These are great for lunch boxes and to keep the kids going for extra curricular…
Kale Cupcakes
These are super cool orange-flavoured-green-cupcakes. They still contain the same calories, sugar and fat as…
Surprise chocolate, beetroot and blackcurrant pudding
What’s the surprise? Two of them a) it has a ‘magic’ chocolate sauce that…
Mulligatawny Soup
This Indian soup is a whole meal in itself, adjust the chili if you prefer…
