Apple Meringue is the simplest and easiest of puddings to make! Soft pillowy meringue sits aloft a bed of stewed apples which contrast beautifully with the sweetness of the meringue! I first learned to make Apple Meringue at school in my Home Economics class and it soon became a family favourite! It’s a fab, warming,…
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The Best Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe (boil & roast method) + video
I’ve discovered that this is the Best Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe as boiling, then roasting makes the outer shells perfectly crunchy and delicious. This versatile healthy snack won’t hang around for long so you’ll be making it again and again! If you’ve ever wanted to know how to clean and roast pumpkin seeds (aka pepitas…
Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream)
Today I’m sharing Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream) although the literal translation is red groats with cream! This is a recipe I have been meaning to share with you for a very long time as it’s a dessert I grew up with and was always a firm favourite. Hence, when I…
Monday Pie – great way to use up leftover roast beef!
Monday Pie I thought it was high time I updated my popular Monday Pie recipe and photography. This is a traditional recipe for using up your roast beef from Sunday which I originally adapted by adding mushrooms and par boiling the potato slices. When you make something a lot you often make little tweaks and…
Mini Egg Chocolate Rice Crispy Cake
Mini Egg Chocolate Rice Crispy Cake Today I’m sharing with you my Mini Egg Chocolate Rice Crispy Cake! With Mother’s Day and Easter fast approaching I thought it would be good to come up with something that kids can easily make which not only tastes great but looks fab too! I was wondering around my…
Banana Pudding – a great way to use up 5 overripe bananas!
Banana Pudding is the perfect recipe for using up 5 overripe bananas. So easy to make and pure comfort food, no wonder it’s so popular. Just serve with ice cream! NB: I first published this recipe for Banana Pudding (one of our favourites) in January 2014 so it was in serious need of a photographic…
Matcha Green Tea Banana Smoothie – nutritious & delicious!
Advertisement for a2 Milk™ Matcha Green Tea Banana Smoothie Today I’m bringing you a Matcha Green Tea & Banana Smoothie in association with a2 Milk™ which is the perfect nutritious pick me up. My teenage daughter will often have a green tea when she goes out with her friends and is partial to a banana…
Quick Curried Cauliflower Soup – vegetarian yumminess!
Quick Curried Cauliflower Soup It’s definitely soup weather at the moment so I thought I’d create a vegetarian Quick Curried Cauliflower Soup. I’ve never really been a fan of cauliflower soup (mum used to do one with parsley and lemon juice), so spicing things up seemed the way to go. As I had some coconut…
Chunky Monkey Soda Bread – quick, easy & delicious!
Chunky Monkey Soda Bread I’m very excited to be sharing my Chunky Monkey Soda Bread with you today. I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I have to say ours was plagued by colds which hubby came down with first and then me so hence the radio silence regarding new recipes…
Banana Cake – an old favourite!
Banana Cake NB: It was my birthday yesterday and rather than make a traditional birthday cake I decided to make my mum’s Banana Cake and thought I’d update the photographs on this post at the same time. I barely had 10 minutes before I needed to take the cake over to my parents so it…
