Chocolate Custard Tart
Sometimes it seems that the few things guaranteed to keep my kids happy are also the things that I find especially annoying. YouTube videos of strangers playing with toys, watched on my phone of course. Playdoh in all its guises. Sticker books where the stickers inevitably end up on my furniture rather than the book. There are however two things that keep us all happy. … Continue reading Chocolate Custard Tart
Win a Personalised Apron Set
Competition now closed- thank you for entering. I’m not normally one to drop the C word in this early… but Ch****mas is on the way and I know a few little bakers who would be over the moon with one of these personalised baking sets from Easily Idle Lucky for one of our lovely followers we have one to give away! Head on over to … Continue reading Win a Personalised Apron Set
Spiced Toffee Apple Cake
Since having kids I’ve developed a new found love of Autumn. After wrestling toddlers to wear sun cream all summer, throwing a cargidan on them feels like a piece of cake! I don’t need to justify my 10 cups of tea a day because it’s genuinely a little bit chilly out. (No more force feeding me frappes Karen!) And rather than finding sand in every … Continue reading Spiced Toffee Apple Cake
Meaty Pork Pie
If you’re not a fan of handling raw meat then I wouldn’t advise taking this project on with little hands. Part of the fun is getting your hands into the very warm pastry and mixing up the meats with the herbs and spices. Luckily my two aren’t at all squeamish but be warned you may have to actively stop a toddler eating raw bacon… You … Continue reading Meaty Pork Pie
Homity Pie
So I’ve been trying to embrace my inner earth mother and ventured into vegetable growing this year. We’ve failed at strawberries, destroyed a batch of carrots and didn’t even get a single shoot from the cabbages or cauliflour. One thing that actually took root though were the potatoes. So you can imagine the kids excitement at having something from the garden we could cook with. … Continue reading Homity Pie
Pinwheel Biscuits
I’ve already shared the photos of these bright blue pinwheels over on our Instagram and another mum, who has also had her telly hijacked by Disney films, pointed out that they looked like Moana biscuits. If you didn’t see it before the then “You’re Welcome!” Ingredients Batch of our Basic Biscuit Dough Few drops of blue food colour gel or paste 50g sprinkles *optional You … Continue reading Pinwheel Biscuits
Coconut Ice
I have a habit of making things about 10 times more complicated than they need to be. I’ve been attempting some pretty complicated baking challenges recently and getting flustered when they don’t turn out 100% perfect. My kids however still have a beautifully simple and uncomplex way of looking at the world. Yesterday my nearly 4 year old asked me to play ‘guards’ with her. … Continue reading Coconut Ice
