Cherry Almond Cake
Oh what a perfect weekend it was! Sunshine., friends, bbq’s, music, paddling pools, chilling – everything you could want! Life seems so much more laid back when the sun is...
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Spiced Pear Cake
This was actually Fridays cake, but hey! Weekends seem to fly, Saturdays are taken up with kiddos groups and yesterday we headed to Techniquest with friends for the afternoon. The...
Tomato Soup for the Soul
Rainy days call for comfort food, movies and board games. Miss Kiki took a nasty tumble on Friday night, we’d spent the evening watching a band in our local park,...
Lime Cheesecake bites
Weekends are for cakes, right? We have a little more time, and often have friends round, so for us, the weekend is the time to bake and have fun! This...
Organic Muffins
The recipe for this weekends cakes came from EcoMarket.com‘s blog. They have some great DIY ideas on there. Miss Lola whipped up a batch for our picnic dinner by the...
Chocolate Brownies
Kiddos favourites – chocolate brownies! Miss Lola made these and they lasted, um, about five minutes!! SO good! Warm with ice-cream or cold with a cup of tea – perfect!...
Cinnamon Swirl Cake
Another long bank holiday weekend here. we made the most of a couple days beautiful sunshine. Playdates, BBQ’s, gardening, park trips, art clubs, movie night, discos and a long afternoon...
Carrot Cake
Weekends in our house are about relaxing, gardening, family time, but mostly cake… I’ve posted a recipe for carrot cake before, but I got handed this one by a friend,...
Homemade digestive biscuits
the good ol’ digestive… plain, un-fancy maybe… but they taste so good! i’ve tried to make them once before, but they didn’t come out great… this time? oh boy were...
Slow roasted tomatoes
i love slow roasted tomatoes, in a wrap or a salad, or added to homemade soup for some depth. they’re easy and inexpensive to make, i try and keep a...
winter cure all >>>>
growing up, the first sign of a cold or flu, we got dosed up on hot honey and lemon drinks. they work wonders, especially if you through in a little...
Cherry buttermilk cake
cherry cake is one of my guilty pleasures. since the kiddos don’t really like it, i tend not to make it often {if i do, i end up eating the...
Quick Chocolate Truffles
the kiddos and i made these for my open house last sunday. they are so easy to make and taste amazing! they didn’t last very long ;) ingredients: 200g cream...
Super Seeds
A while back, I bought a packet of mixed ground seeds from a health food shop. packed full of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, linseed and flaxseed, they contain essential fatty...
Salted sunflower seeds recipe
I am obsessed with these salted sunflower seeds right now. seriously, this mama could eat this morning, noon and night. They are tasty and oh-so-easy to make, I keep a jarful in the pantry...