Seeing as everyone like chocolate cake, here’s another recipe for one. It’s not the 5 minute cake you can do in the microwave, but it’s just as yummy!
Skeleton Bones for Halloween
October 25th, 2011 Serve with a goulish mask, and a scary laugh! Skeleton Bones for Halloween – it’s the only opportunity you get all year to be really scary! Make the most of it!
Battered Calamari and salad recipe
October 3rd, 2011 My children love calamari. When they were little it was easy for them to easy it with their fingers, so it makes great finger food for little one too.
Coconut ice cream
September 20th, 2011 Gluten and wheat free ice cream with a twist – lots of coconut. Not sure if nut allergic people can eat coconut, so please be aware of that ( just in case).
Chicken in Red wine sauce
September 16th, 2011 Chicken in Red wine sauce. This chicken will turn out delicious, tender and is really nice at a dinner party.
Cottage Pie
September 14th, 2011 My daughter loves cottage pie – in fact, it’s what she wants for dinner tonight. So here’s a recipe I use sometimes.
Try it out and tell me what you think?
Turkey Burgers with Cheddar
July 28th, 2011 A delicious healthy alternative to the beef burger is the turkey burger. However, you can use either with this recipe…
The screaming banshee Mum
July 21st, 2011 I think we are all yelling screaming banshees at some stage, but that does not define us. We are also loving, kind, thoughtful people, who, at times of great stress, lose it a a little.
“Where Has My Little Girl Gone?” – a book
June 7th, 2011 For those of us struggling with the tweens, and particularly the female version of ourselves, this is a book recommended to all parents. I’d advise you to read it before they turn 7, and try to implement a few of the ideas as soon as possible. It’s likely this book will be well thumbed by the time they turn 13!
Breakfast Soup with Toast Fingers
December 10th, 2010 Another interesting way to make breakfast a fun and entertaining meal for kids! This is rather left field for me , but now and then it’s good to try something TOTALLY different for those little ones…
How to Make Playdough
December 8th, 2010 Great for friends coming over or cold days when you don’t want to go out now that Winter is here….Playdough and kids – yay!
The perfect recipe for a damp/ cold afternoon, or a great party item! Also great a a present in a sealed jar with a label on the front!
Boggle Flash – fun for the family
November 24th, 2010 I was recently given a set of Boggle Flash to try out. On seeing Boggle Flash I was quite intrigued by the concept that 5 little tiles could recognise words when they were put together. So we tried it in all type of scenarios, as explained in the instructions.
The 5-letter game is quite hard, especially if given only one vowel.
Toad in the whole with mustard crème fraiche sauce & pickled red cabbage
October 15th, 2010 Winter is almost here. We need to stock up on wholesome food to see us through the winter and toad in the hole is one of the ultimate recipes that can help us squirrel away some calories for the impending cold months.