I expressed concern on the Larger Family Life Facebook group last week at how much the photograph resembled something much less appetising than the delicious truffles they actually are. Please consider this a disclaimer that the photograph is not rabbit droppings and that this truffle recipe is fabulously tasty and very moreish… Read More
I wanted to come up with a cake that would be tasty, comforting and satisfying to my sweet tooth alongside a nice, hot cup of tea on a cold and bleak wintery day. This is it. Honey and Almond Cake Recipe with Lemon Buttercream Icing Ingredients: For the cake: 12oz butter (softened) 12oz… Read More
Oliver, at two years old, has plenty to be getting on with. Eating and mealtimes just get in the way of his busy life. He tends to graze at the moment, preferring to walk about with a bunch of grapes or a handful of cherry tomatoes to chomp on, rather than sitting at the table… Read More
This cake is beautifully soft and moist in the middle and just so… yum! Be warned though, because it’s very, very moreish! Ingredients: 1 large loaf of bread 8oz softened butter or margarine 12oz brown sugar 4oz mixed fruit 1 tbsp cinnamon 1 tbsp nutmeg 1 tbsp mixed spice Method: Soak… Read More
I’ve been messing about in the kitchen experimenting with some recipes. Our chickens have been poorly, and all but one has stopped laying eggs. Being unwilling to buy eggs I decided upon an eggless sponge. Egg-free recipes aren’t just handy when your hens have stopped laying though, as anyone with an egg allergy will… Read More
Bourbons are Michael’s most favourite biscuits in the whole world but since we decided not to routinely buy shop bought chocolates, crisps and biscuits a couple of years ago ago and to bake as much as we can, I’m sad to say that bourbon biscuits have been one of the casualties of the decision.… Read More