Since the boys returned to school after half term, I have kind of lost my cake baking mojo. I think it is because I had a big gain at my slimming world that same week, and I did not want to make anything which I would be tempted to eat!! The good news is I … [Read more…]
When I was younger, possibly a teenager my Nanny gave me a birthday card and it is one which not only is very funny but one that I have never forgotten. On the front it simply had an illustration of a green avocado, and the text read “It’s you birthday” and the inside it said … [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…]
This half term is flying by far too quickly for my liking, I cannot believe it is almost the end of the week already! We have not really done that much, lots of pottering about and spending lots of quality time together as a family which has been really lovely. I think this is why … [Read more…]
It was a very hectic week here last week, mostly due to it being the school Halloween disco yesterday and because I am a member of the PTA, the preparations can take a while to sort out! Therefore, when I decided to do some baking in-between making the 70 banana muffins I made for the … [Read more…]