Blog - Polly Jemima

Cherry & Coconut muffins

ingredients {makes 12} 300g self raising flour 50g butter 150g glace cherries 100g desiccated coconut 1 tbsp caster sugar 1/4 tsp salt 2 eggs, beaten 225ml milk * preheat the...

what do you choose?

source it’s a lesson that took me a long time to learn. as colette said, “be happy. it’s one way of being wise.” some of us may be born smiling,...

Ingredients 115g(4oz) of self raising flour1/4 tsp of baking powder115g (4oz) butter or margarine115g(4oz) caster sugar2 large eggsPink food colouring55g(2oz) granulated sugarJuice of 1 small lemon Buttercream:115g (4oz)...

banana//butterscotch flapjack

last week lola and i were making flapjack, spied some butterscotch chips in the cupboard and decided to throw them in, added a couple overripe bananas and out came the...

DIY: boho feather headpiece

Lately I’ve been loving feather headpieces, and I thought I’d make a simple one for myself. you can whip one up pretty fast, you don’t even need to do any...

Banana + carrot bread

torn yesterday between baking banana bread or a carrot cake, i decided to experiment and make a mix of the two. thankfully it turned out pretty darn delicious!! it made...

Homemade lemon curd

I have a weakness for anything lemony, making my own lemon curd has been on my ‘to-try’ list for a long time. I finally got around to having a go...

Quick and easy kids tent

One of the things on my to-do list is to make the kiddos a teepee. for one reason or another it hasn’t happened yet, so when we got an unexpected...

diy // old tin to business card holder

i’ve been meaning to make something to keep some business cards safe in {instead of just having a handful running wild in the depths of my handbag!!} sitting at my...

Make your own aromatherapy sleep spray

I occasionally get hit by bouts of insomnia, but even on the nights that it doesn’t strike, sometimes it can take me a little while to switch off once i...

DIY: flower garland

with all the grey skies and rain here the past few weeks, i needed to bring a little sunshine into my house. i picked up a couple bunches of fabric...

cinnamon apple loaf

i went to bed dreaming of apple cake… so the first thing i did this morning was bake one! warm cinnamon apple cake straight out of the oven is one...

Coloured sugar

one thing we like to do a lot of is baking…. cakes, cookies, you name it we’ll try it ;) the kiddos love to decorate the cupcakes, and we can...

31 before 32

I have been so excited to make this list! I’ve been thinking of them for the past couple months, and now I can’t wait to get started on. Goals make...

guest post: round steak sauerbraten

Thanks for this delicious recipe go to Amanda, the creative force behind the Dragonflight Dreams blog and shop. Slow cookers are one of the easiest ways to make a tasty...

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