It's Autumn. It's chilly and the leaves are falling off the trees and that means it's time for warming recipes that make you smile. A couple of weeks ago, we passed by a neighbour who was harvesting the pears from his tree and he happily handed us a bag of them. After eating our fill, I peeled enough to fit, standing side by side, in a deep pan. Then I added a bottle of red wine, a good glug of Creme de Cassis and about 50ml of mulling … [Read more...]
Easy Peasy Pesto Pizza
You remember the two ingredient breadsticks that Dimples and I made last week? This week we made dough again only we actually made 2-ingredient pizzas this time. We mixed and kneaded and then I discovered a total lack of tomato puree so instead we made Pesto Pizza Bread. Its very simple. You use pesto in place of the tomato base. Sprinkle with cheese then bake as you would a pizza. Delicious. And so very easy. … [Read more...]
Breastcancer Awareness Bake: Millionairess Shortbread
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So it seems serendipitous that I saw this recipe for M&M Bark only the day after I bought several tubes of pink smarties last week. The two events collided in my sleep-addled brain one night when I needed a treat to make for a bake sale and this delicious NO BAKE Millionairess Shortbread is the result. Why Millionairess? Because 'tis pink, of course. It's a take on the classic Millionaire's … [Read more...]
How to make 2 ingredient breadsticks
Last week Dimples and I didn't feel like leaving the house, and spent the morning in front of CBeebies and learning about numbers and letters and screaming from the rooftops when Show Me, Show Me! started. So when I looked at the clock and Dimples demanded to pizza for lunch I had a momentary panic until I remembered seeing a post about 2-ingredient Pizza Dough, undoubtedly on Pinterest. I obviously didn't pin it, so just Googled the term and can … [Read more...]
Around the World in 12 Dishes: Mexican Horchata
Welcome to "Around The World in 12 Dishes". We will be taking you on a journey around the world, (loosely) following in Phileas Fogg's footsteps, exploring 12 different countries with our children, by cooking 12 dishes with them. One for each country visited. … [Read more...]
Double Chocolate Cappuccino Cupcakes
Serendipity. Great word, right? It's the word that describes you getting a cake mix in a goody bag on the same day as your new teacup cupcake cases arrive. So, after a very busy weekend, Dimples and I got down to a bit of baking on Monday. After scanning the QR code, I discovered that my cake mix originated with Appliances Online's blog, where I also found the full ingredient list and instructions about a baking … [Read more...]
No-Bake Pumpkin “Cake-Pops” for Halloween
It's only a month until half-term and Halloween, which means it's time for me to start planning our Annual Pumpkin Party. I had an idea for a no-bake pumpkin cake-pop after seeing my daughters toast marshmallows on our last camping trip, so I wanted to test it out. I'm very pleased with my pumpkin cake-pops, and the Girls even more, because they can help make them. You need: marshmallows lollipop sticks orange candy melts, or … [Read more...]
