Amethyst Crystals are used in spiritual healing to provide calmness, prevent nightmares and cleanse your spirit. The same can not be said for these cookies. Instead of calmness you’ll have excited kids, you may have slight nightmares from the sugar consumption and there will be very little cleanliness of spirit, kitchen, floor or life as you know it! But you will have delicious biscuits and … Continue reading Amethyst Cookies
I still like to think of myself as young and cool…’down with the kids’ so to speak. At least that’s what I tell myself as I sing to Little Mix whilst squeezing through the rollers at soft play… In reality I’m a mum of two in her 30s who likes to be in bed before 9.30pm and feels rebellious staying up to watch Have I … Continue reading Basic Biscuits
Before you ask, no I’ve not gone sugar free, dairy free or vegan; but I do love experimenting with different products and recipes and as my sister is vegetarian and currently cutting out dairy I thought I’d give vegan baking a bash. These scones are a bit of a foodie treat. The addition of the walnuts and figs (optional) give them a posh feel and … Continue reading Vegan Cheese and Walnut Scones
Isn’t it funny how kids seem to love so many of the things we despise? Mud: I see stains and soggy socks; kids see super fun splashy time. Lego: I see hoover clogging, messy little foot injuring pain cubes; kids see creative play and building smashing. And of course traffic lights: I see the red light of lateness (usually on the school run when we’ve … Continue reading Traffic Light Cookie Bars
We’ve just come out of a busy Easter weekend and I’ve learnt a few valuable life lessons. It’s my first Easter with a child in school and I didn’t realise that bonnet making was equal to an Olympic sport in terms of competition and sheer skill. Our very homemade Poundland offering was never going to cut the mustard – note for next year, buy a … Continue reading Lemon & Courgette Cupcakes
Ahhh 3. The magic number in terms of chocolate combination, musketeers, and any variation of The Sugarbabes. Also the magic number of toddlers needed to produce the maximum amount of mess when baking. I occasionally babysit my 2 year old nephew which along with my 2 toddlers makes this meme very valid… As I always say, my kids are happiest when making a mess so … Continue reading Triple Chocolate Cookies
In case you hadn’t already guessed I am a self taught, amateur home baker. I’m very much ‘Winging It’; the baking, blogging, parenting and life in general. This of course leads to a few gaffs along the way (like accidently publishing this post a day early before proof reading). But I’m trying to celebrate my wins this week. I’ve written a few recipes for our … Continue reading Honeycomb biscuits
