Raising brilliant girls!
I knew exactly what I wanted to make Rose for her birthday. A bubble popper fidget cake. She loved fidget toys and her favourite was the rainbow bubble poppers which are the craze of 2021. This was top of her list as a present so I knew she would want one as a cake. I … Read more
Are you a novice cook who dreads stepping foot in the kitchen to cook your meals? Or perhaps you are a seasoned chef who finds cooking a time-consuming chore and wants to free up their schedule and save some stress in the kitchen. If that is so, then consider embracing some smart kitchen tools and … Read more
Sandwiches may seem like a simple food item with two slices of bread and layers of food items in between them. You can go for meat, cheese, vegetables, butter, chicken, jam, and many more. And if you spread butter over the slices of the bread, your sandwich can get even tastier. In almost all parts … Read more
We love making gingerbread houses at Christmas and so when the girls wanted to make something big for Easter we decided to make an Easter bunny gingerbread house. What could be cuter? We used a simple gingerbread recipe and just adapted it for Easter and it turned out so cute and pretty. Use white fondant … Read more
Ingredients 500g Cake mix 2 Eggs 50ml vegetable oil 100g colours sweets (eg. Smarties) to decorate 250g white icing mix for the shell Method Heat the Oven Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease a cake tin or line it with baking paper. Prepare the cake mix Mix the cake ingredients, eggs, oil and water (100ml) Pour into baking … Read more
One of the things I really want to do this year is to get the girls cooking more often. They love to bake, but I want them to be more involved in the preparation of healthy meals now they are getting older. We have used Hello Fresh in the past and even got involved in … Read more
Molly brought home a great recipe for Robin Oreo Truffles last year. They were really simple to make. With just a few simple ingredients. They make an easy homemade gift for friends or relatives. We thought the shape would be brilliant to make robins for Christmas. They turned out super cute and tasted amazing. You … Read more
In March we took part in the The Midcounties Co-operative 1Change campaign. We saved all our single use plastic and were horrified by how much there was. When we were invited to take part in the second part of the challenge we were really keen to take part again. It really helped us to change … Read more
A couple of years ago I made a pumpkin cookie stack after watching the Great British Bake Off. I dug the recipe out today as Molly needed something to bake at her cooking club and the photos came out so cute I thought I would repost it. We used the original recipe with just a … Read more
