Mostly healthy eating!
We’ve made a good healthy start to the new year and now it’s time for a treat. These muffins are easy to make and are light and airy. Just take a bite and discover the hidden chunks of chocolate within. In the unlikely event you […]
This is a beautiful festive cake which we make in our household every year at Christmas. As I’m not a great lover of iced cakes this is the perfect cake for me with it’s Florentine style topping. The marzipan is still there but is incorporated […]
I love mince pies but I’m always mindful of the amount of saturated fat present in the pastry. These mincemeat slices, adapted from a Delia Smith recipe, are lower in saturates and can easily become vegan friendly, depending on the vegetable fat and mincemeat used. […]
First let me apologise for another cake recipe on what should be a healthy eating blog. We have been doing a lot of entertaining recently and cake is always on the menu. In the run up to Christmas there will probably be more cake, but […]
This is my ‘go to’ chocolate cake recipe and is quick and easy to make. It is based on a Mary Berry recipe and I have reduced the amount of sugar originally used. The end result looks and tastes indulgent, and is a real crowd […]
Last week saw the final of The Great British Bake Off and I must confess to being slightly disappointed in the challenges that were set. The signature bake featured iced doughnuts, something I hadn’t attempted to bake until this week. Pitta bread and dips was […]
I always knew that making macarons was going to be a bit of a challenge but I hadn’t expected it to be this difficult. Let me elaborate. There are two ways of making this French classic and it’s all about the meringue. The first method […]
It’s pastry week on The Great British Bake Off and the contestants have really been put through their paces baking samosas, tackling a particularly challenging technical bake and topping it all off with a show-stopping hand crafted pie. So have we all got our aprons […]
Everyone loves a cheesey scone and these have been taken to a whole new level with the addition of chorizo. They are best eaten warm from the oven and it’s hard to resist going in for second helpings. Enjoy x Chorizo and Manchego Cheese […]
Bake Off has returned to our screens and this recipe is our contribution to cake week, which saw the contestants creating their own signature tray bakes. This is based on a Mary Berry recipe and although not as elaborate as those in the Bake Off […]