Red Cups

Red Cups

As will be immediately apparent from this post, I am not a coffee lover. The smell is divine. The taste, well usually I’d rather suck socks. My family mock me for my love of crap coffee. Give me a Nescafé latte in a sachet with heaps of sugar and I am a happy...
Unicorn Bark

Unicorn Bark

This is a really easy Christmas make that kids will love. And it’s Instagrammable!   You need:   600 grams of white chocolate a variety of food colouring the sweets of your choice sprinkles greaseproof paper baking tray   Before you get started...
Christmas Cocktails

Christmas Cocktails

I don’t drink as much as I used to. I spent my thirtieth birthday taking on all comers in a tequila shot challenge but as you get older the hangovers get worse and are not worth the effort. I still like the option of a drink though. The first beer on a Friday...
Stir Up Sunday

Stir Up Sunday

Next Sunday is Stir Up Sunday, the traditional time for making Christmas cake.     I love this time of year, you get to spend time pottering in the kitchen, the house smells amazing and at the end there is cake. What’s not to love?     I use...
Can’t Fail Chilli

Can’t Fail Chilli

It’s Bonfire Night and it’s proper cold up North. You need food in a bowl that will keep you warm. You need a recipe that you can scale up for family and friends. You don’t want to scrimp when it’s cold, you want food that can fuel a...
Ginger Cake

Ginger Cake

The end of October signals the start of winter socialising season. This is not the picnics and beer gardens of summer, but the dinner with friends and squeezing in the family visits before the Christmas mania starts. It’s a time for pottering about in the...