Happy Halloween
Did you have fun on Friday for Halloween? My kids were both finally old enough to understand it a little this year and were very excited – they decided they wanted to have a party so we had a little... Continue reading →
Cake pops lollies and chocolates
Christmas treats to make with kids and giveaway
I love cooking with my kids and Christmas is such a good chance to make loads of fun yummy treats, I’m getting quite a collection of festive bakeware and cookie cutters so I thought I’d put a few of them... Continue reading →
Cinder toffee for bonfire night
Tonight is bonfire night and I’ve seen lots of people mentioning cinder toffee (or honeycomb as I’ve always called it) so I thought I would have a go. You will need: 100g Caster Sugar 3 table spoons golden syrup 30ml... Continue reading →
Lightning McQueen Chocolates: Party bag fillers
My son’s 4th birthday party is next Saturday and he’s asked for a Lightning McQueen cake. Naturally I’ve expanded the idea and his whole party now has a Cars theme. I try to do alternatives to the ubiquitous jelly sweets... Continue reading →
Wimbledon means strawberries!
Wow! wasn’t Andy Murray amazing in the finals today! I don’t often find time to watch Wimbledon but I do like tennis and we are encouraging our son to enjoy the game. One of the classic things people associate with... Continue reading →
A tasty teaser….
Perfect party bags
Today I have been working on my daughters birthday cake for Monday and the party bags for a week on Saturday. The party is butterfly themed but as we have at least as many boys as girls coming I wanted... Continue reading →
Hearts for my valentine
Love it or hate it, last week it was difficult to avoid Valentines day. Whether you decided to go for broke with dinner, champagne and roses or to ignore it completely because you resent the commercialism, you must have been... Continue reading →