I say this is the How To Make Pudsey Bear Cupcakes post, but really these cupcakes could not be easier, since they take the essence of the Pudsey character that has been the Children In Need mascot for all these years, rather than being a true replication of the bear himself. They are easy enough that children could help make them, and you don't even need to make the cupcakes if you are pressed for time, since so many stores now offer … [Read more...]
SPAR Home to Award Winning Wines
Growing up SPAR was the preserve of the corner shop: purveyor of sweets and treats when I was a teen, seller of late night Super Noodles when I was at Uni and the ideal place to stop in a pick up a bottle of spirits when heading out to a party whilst I was young, single and living it large in the City. I did not know that SPAR were also wine connoisseurs, experts, aficionados, indeed Spar is home to Award Winning Wines. They showed me the … [Read more...]
Micro burgers and hot dogs
You've probably seen or heard of mini hotdogs, mini burgers. They're the small versions of the restaurant classic; the sort of thing people have as canapes at Christmas parties; the sort of thing your children think are so cool. Because small stuff is very cute indeed. It's why handbag dogs, pictures of little horses and mini-cows go viral on the internet. Full-sized is so last year. Who doesn't like a microscopic version of the original? Step … [Read more...]
Autumnal Apple Snickers Crumble
You have to trust me when I say that Apples and Snickers go together like Ant and Dec, like Mammasaurus and Mummy Barrow, like coffee and, well, more coffee. And this recipe harnesses the great flavours of fabulous crunchy apples with the chocolate, nougat and peanut scrumptiousness of the Snickers bar. A British Classic dessert with a touch of fun: perfect for welcoming in autumnal evenings. To make Apple Snickers Crumble for 6-ish … [Read more...]
5 Minute Kedgeree
Kedgeree is a dish with mystical ties to the Old World when Britain could lay claim to half the world's land and it was perfectly normal to wear boned corsets in 100 degree heat thousands of miles from home. Even uttering the word conjurs up images of The Colonies and reminds me of the beginning of the classic children's novel The Secret Garden. Essential it's a rice dish that uses a onions and spices and a boiled egg. If Stephen Fry and the … [Read more...]
Seven microwave meals you can make in a mug
The weather in the dying days before school starts could best be described not as Christmas in July, but winter in August. Instead of the scenes of parenting bliss- kids outdoors from dawn to dusk playing on the trampoline or swing, sitting reading in a quiet corner of the garden, drinking milkshakes, eating homemade ice-lollies and running around in swimsuits having water fights- I anticipated at the beginning of the holidays, they are instead … [Read more...]
Celebrating summer with The Boss
The weather is simply glorious, and being British I want to make the most of it for fear that it will not last, so am celebrating summer now. And though I admire the wizardry of Mummy Barrow, who put a cheesecake in a blender and called it a cocktail, it is categorically too warm for milk-based cocktails. Wouldn't you know, I got sent The Boss- the luxury all purpose blending machine that Mummy Barrow so raved about- so I thought I'd take her … [Read more...]
