When I bake, generally speaking I eat 1.. the rest get given away I beieve that is the secret to staying healthy and in shape. This category stores my lovely baking and sweet thing recipes but remember my top tip!
Chocolate and Caramel, a match made in heaven, add some berries for a delicious contrast and this makes a great dessert. Easy to make and even easier if you buy a good quality short crust pastry but you didn’t hear that from me. The only thing to watch about this recipe is the caramel, so if you have small kids about the house, make sure … Continue reading Chocolate and Caramel Tarts
If like me you love ginger then try these delicious little cakes. Made with ginger beer and dried ginger, these are soft, moist and as a bonus, freeze really well. Just pop into the oven from frozen for an easy treat. Serve warm with ice cream or cream, just lovely. Oven at 170C Makes 16 100gr 50%-60% good quality chocolate drops or chopped chocolate 250ml … Continue reading Ginger & Chocolate cakes
Cakes …Chocolate Cakes, Tortes, Sponges, Glorious Celebrations Cakes – definitely not paleo, not sugar free, not for everyday eating but when the occasion calls for a cake, you gotta make it a good one! These are all my recent cakes but the one I’m posting is a really simple gluten free chocolate cake I made for Dominic’s birthday and it was really good. Cover it … Continue reading The Perfect (easy) Birthday Cake for Celebrations
Despite having Friday off each week it’s still a busy weekend playing catchup with each other, food shopping, cleaning and all the usual things every family does. This weekend I was looking forward to some vintage shopping at the fabulous shutterbug of Kilkenny, which had decamped to Dublin for its kilo sale…yep, fill your bag with great vintage finds, weight it and pay by the … Continue reading My 10 Minute Pear Crumble
This is the nicest ice cream recipe I have come up with yet. Making the creme anglaise rather than relying on blending nuts or other fruit meant that it had a far nicer creamer texture that feels like proper ice cream in your mouth. I used almond milk to make it and it worked really well. If you have other berries use them in place … Continue reading Vanilla & Rapsberry Ice Cream – Dairy Free
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