Patriotic Platinum Jubilee Cupcakes are delicious vanilla cupcakes with a raspberry buttercream icing topped with red, white and blue sweets and sprinkles. Using the all-in-one method these cupcakes are super easy and don’t require any decorating or piping skills so are great to make with kids! They’re perfect for a Platinum Jubilee street party, garden…
Rhubarb & Ginger Cake
Easy Rhubarb & Ginger Cake with toasted almond topping is an utterly delicious and simple loaf cake. The tartness of the rhubarb contrasts beautifully with the caramel like sweetness of the Muscovado sugar and mellow warmth of the crystallised stem ginger. If you’re looking for the best Rhubarb and Ginger Cake recipe then stop scrolling,…
Kale Soup
Kale Soup is a delicious and nutritious, textured soup, that is vegan and gluten free. The addition of carrot counteracts the bitterness of the kale so even fussy eaters should like this popular soup! About the Recipe This recipe for Kale Soup came about as a result of needing to use up a reduced bag…
How to make Slow Cooker Sourdough Bread + video tutorial!
Learn how to make Slow Cooker Sourdough Bread. This recipe makes utterly delicious, crusty, Malted Grain Sourdough Bread and saves you money on energy costs without compromising on quality! I recently took up making sourdough bread under the virtual guidance of the lovely Elaine over at Foodbod Sourdough as I wanted to eat more gut…
Top 20 Recipes of 2021
It’s been an annual tradition since I started blogging to do this roundup so here are my Top 20 Recipes of 2021. Rather than me tell you about the recipes I’m passing the baton over to you, my readers. So, if you’ve ever made a comment on one of my recipes then it might well…
Lentil & Ham Soup
Lentil & Ham Soup is made with carrots, courgettes and a hint of curry to give a hearty, winter warming soup. Perfect for using up leftover glazed Christmas ham and stock! This soup came about after Christmas one year when the fridge was heaving with leftover stock and roasted gammon (or ham as it’s known…
Easy Christmas Jam
Easy Christmas Jam is a cranberry and apple jam, flavoured with orange and mixed spice (without pectin). Enjoy this wonderful jam at tea time as a spread or like cranberry sauce along with roast turkey. Making Easy Christmas Jam couldn’t be quicker or simpler as there is no muslin bag needed to be filled up…
Carrot & Fresh Coriander Soup
Carrot & Fresh Coriander Soup (or Carrot & Cilantro Soup if you’re on the other side of the pond) is a delicious, nutrient packed vegetarian soup. It’s the sort of soup that leaves you feeling cleansed after eating it! This Carrot & Coriander Soup is made with fresh coriander rather than crushed coriander seeds for…
Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup
Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup with basil is perfect for using up a glut of overripe tomatoes. It’s quick and easy to prepare with just 5 ingredients. 2 whole bulbs of roasted garlic give this soup a beautiful buttery and mellow garlic flavour. How did Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup come about? This was…
Easy Seedless Blackberry Jam (small batch)
Easy Seedless Blackberry Jam (aka Seedless Bramble Jam) is a delicious small batch jam made with just 3 ingredients: blackberries, granulated sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and no pectin. It has a concentrated blackberry flavour with a delicious tang provided by the lemon juice which complements it beautifully. How did this Easy Seedless Blackberry Jam…