It is officially autumn here in the UK! Not just because of the obvious later sunrises and earlier sunsets but more the blustery winds that swirl orange leaves all over the place. Now, in books and movies this is considered romantic especially if there is a little child running around trying to catch the leaves…
Marzipan is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. As a child I used to peel the icing off the Christmas cake and eat the marzipan instead. Well my sugar addiction probably had a lot to do with it because regular marzipan is loaded with sugar and I’m also such a sucker for…
Many schools in our area have turned fully nut free, and understandably because there are so many children that are highly allergic to nuts. The previous school that my daughters attended was one, and to be honest I totally get why they have to make the whole area a nut free zone but it does…
Yip the title is certainly a mouthful but then wait until you try the cake! I can’t really think of any other way to describe it, because all of the flavours are so important that they need to get some shop window time. Beetroot, lemon, blueberry and smooth creamy cheese all merge together in the…
WOW! What a week, firstly I’m so excited to let you all know that your votes counted and I won UK Paleo Blogger of the Year 2017 and was runner up for Recipe of the Year for my carrot cake – HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE!! Going through the judges comments regarding my website (for which…
You know the part about owning a home where nothing is ever complete and you never feel like everything is absolutely 100% perfect with your house? Well that is exactly what blogging is like, because as I’ve grown as a blogger and photographer, my older work starts to look… well, like ‘shite’ in comparison!! With…
THIS RECIPE HAS TWO ALTERNATIVES – GREEN BANANA FLOUR OR ALMOND FLOUR My oldest daughter Gemma is a self confessed choc chip cookieholic, and claims to be the leading world expert on all things choc chip and cookies! Truth be told I have really had to work my you-know-what-off to get this recipe Gemma…
One of my favourite brands to work with is The Raw Chocolate Co. not only because they are really nice people, but because their products are A-MAY-ZING!!! How it works is very similar to Australian Masterchef – okay in my world it is! They send me a box of their products and I have free…
Being a busy mum, I have a million things that need to be done and normally all at the same time, so multitasking is definitely a required skill. Cooking whilst arranging the laundry or cleaning whilst listening to podcasts are just a few of the many, so I guess it makes sense that I prefer…
