So it is that time of the month again when my new Degustabox has arrived with its mystery items, and I rustle some ingredients together and see what I can make. This always reminds me of that TV show Ready Steady Go, except my items turn up in a box and not a carrier bag, … [Read more…]
As regular readers of my blog will know, and anyone who follows my instagram account, I am often devising baking ways to use up over ripe bananas. I like using bananas in my cakes and bakes because not only do they add natural sweetness, and their own natural goodness, but it is another way to … [Read more…]
I have been a little slack on baking some low sugar or sugar free snacks for my boys since Christmas, but seeing all the carrots I had in my fridge at the weekend, I thought carrot cakes! Burton, in particular, loves carrot cake and I have school to thank for that because they offer it … [Read more…]
There has been an awful lot of bad press about sugar recently, and now according to the government guidelines, adults should not consume more than 7 tsp of sugar a day. That really is not a lot across one day, because so many foods and drinks contain hidden sugars. By giving our children a well … [Read more…]
So Week 5 was all about bakes using alternative ingredients and 25 of us had a go at creating something free from…whether it be gluten, sugar, dairy, or in some cases a mixture. Some of you even went for a vegan bake.