Even though I no longer volunteer there since I left back in July, I am still baking for the playgroup that I helped to set up and run for 18 months. I figured that being able to bake for them twice a week, was perfect for my blog and my waistline because I can try … [Read more…]
Yes you have read this recipe correctly. Cookies that contain sweetcorn! And yet they work and they taste really nice, so much so that Jenson LOVED them and did not believe me, when I told him he was eating that yellow vegetable that he does not like on his plate usually inside something so ‘yummy … [Read more…]
With the weather being a little more autumnal recently, I have started using my slow cooker again. I love my slow cooker – such an easy way to make a great tasting meal for my family, which makes the meat so tender and full of flavour.
I know. Mince pies. In September! What is going on?? It is how I feel when as soon as the kids go back to school, the supermarkets and shops are full of Christmas merchandise! However, I do have good reason for my festive baking – the GBBO of course!
So Jenson is a massive fan of baked beans, and will ask for them with most meals. From the usual meals like sausage and mash, fish fingers/fish cakes, scrambled egg and with toast, baked beans are expected. However, I also add them to my cottage pie base, and therefore Jenson will ask me to do … [Read more…]