Friday is such a great day of the week. It is, for most, the end of the working week and for all school aged children the end of school until Monday morning! Friday night tea time and evening is always a little bit of a special night in my house, because as it is the … [Read more…]
Can you believe that it is March already and Spring is just around the corner? Me neither, but there it is, this year is already whizzing past too quickly! With the over indulgence of Christmas and the fresh beginnings of the New Year way behind us now, it is a lovely feeling knowing that meal … [Read more…]
Interest in baking is at an all-time high here in the UK, and people are exercising their skills in the kitchen all the time – there’s no event that doesn’t improve immeasurably when cake is involved, and this gives amateur bakers ample opportunity to show off their skills with a mixing bowl and a batch … [Read more…]
When I was a girl a popular dessert for my brother and I was a slice of arctic roll. It is a very simple pudding really, a vanilla swiss roll containing jam and vanilla ice cream, and yet it was quite a threat to have a slice! Nowadays artic roll is still available in the … [Read more…]
I love Oreo cookies and I only actually discovered them about 2 years ago when I made my Oreo cupcakes and Oreo traybake, I love how they keep their shape while inside a cake. I have also used them inside a baked alaska and a brioche and butter pudding, I have made marshmallows with them and … [Read more…]