Healthy Banana Oaty Nutty Bars!

May 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
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I went to make some porridge for breakfast and as I poured out the milk onto my oats, I discovered that the milk had turned to yogurt-type gloop! Yikes - I checked the date (6 May) and remembered I had made my Dad 2 cups of tea with it yesterday..! Anyway, so no porridge for me. Yes I know it can be made with just water but luckily I had something else in mind. I made some healthy banana/oat/honey/nut/cranberry flapjacks yesterday afternoon, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to eat … [Read more...]

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Holly’s 2nd Birthday!

December 4, 2012 by 4 Comments

My little Holly Pops turned 2 yesterday on 1st December! Time has flown by since we got her & I am pleased to say that she is as cheeky and lovable as ever! :) I don't think that dogs should miss out on birthday cakes so I rustled up one of my specialty peanut butter and carrot dog cakes for her! I think it's safe to say both her & big brother Chester enjoyed it! :) She decided that she wanted to go to the beach for her birthday treat (!) so we headed to New Brighton … [Read more...]

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Gingerbread loaf & the handiest scales ever!

November 28, 2012 by 4 Comments

I was sent a set of Joseph Joseph Triscale Folding Digital Scales from Find Me A Gift to try out! They obviously know I'm a keen baker! How cool do these scales look?! So, as my dad was over visiting, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to test the new scales and to make some yummy gingerbread (getting in the Christmas spirit!) These scales are seriously cute and dinky - sooo easy to store in a drawer. My dad and I had a bit of trouble trying to find where to insert the battery, … [Read more...]

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Today…

October 18, 2012 by 3 Comments

...I made: some double chocolate cupcakes - moist chocolate sponge topped with the most delicious chocolate buttercream and white chocolate shavings....! They taste AMAZING, like biting into a cloud! I therefore shall rename them Chocolate Cloud Cupcakes! :) ...I have listened to: the new song by Rebecca Ferguson - Backtrack. Love it, it's so upbeat & makes me smile. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuZjwLOY_os ...I have been irritated by: Someone not turning up for an … [Read more...]

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AWOL

September 5, 2012 by 3 Comments

I have been AWOL from my blog for what seems like ages. Sometimes life just gets in the way. I have had a pretty rough couple of months mental health-wise but I want to start posting more regularly again. I am doing a couple of exciting things this week so I will write about them soon. I will leave you with a pic of some strawberry scones with jam & clotted cream which I made a couple of weekends ago. Yum - wouldn't mind one now!   … [Read more...]

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Runcorn & Widnes Clandestine Cake Club

August 16, 2012 by 1 Comment

I took it upon myself to organise a Clandestine Cake Club in my local area - Runcorn & Widnes. We had a fab first meeting at the end of July with lots and lots of lovely cakes!! You can see the official write up and pics from the official Clandestine Cake Club website HERE! Anyone who lives locally is very welcome to any of our future events. I am planning our 2nd cakey meeting for the end of September! Make sure you sign up to the Clandestine Cake Club page and "join" our group … [Read more...]

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Mystery Ingredient Cakes…!

June 20, 2012 by 9 Comments

At the latest Chester Clandestine Cake Club (CCC) the theme was "Mystery Ingredient"! How exciting! I could just tell we were going to get some weird and wonderful creations! Well, actually they weren't all that weird after all - apart from my cake... haha! I immediately knew what I was going to make for this theme - a white chocolate and wasabi cake topped with salted caramel. Obviously I would never have thought of it by myself, I got the recipe from Marian Keyes' new book "Saved By Cake" … [Read more...]

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Jubilee Fever!

June 8, 2012 by 9 Comments

I really enjoyed all the festivities over the Jubilee Bank Holiday, which mainly involved eating lots of cake! Sarah hosted a lovely afternoon tea party for us on the Sunday and we watched the Floatilla on TV. On Monday, we went to the Great British Food Festival in Warrington. There were lots of nice food stands, some giving away free samples (mmmm Cheshire Cheese!). There was a victoria sponge competition and after the cakes were judged the public were invited to try all the cakes! … [Read more...]

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Scones on Saturday – Avocado Scones

May 19, 2012 by 4 Comments

Yes, as it is Saturday I have been in the kitchen making scones again! I had a random idea for avocado scones and didn't even know if it would work. I love avocados and usually have them in green smoothies or make guacamole. After some Googling I made up a recipe using bits from recipes that I found (they were all American so all quantities are in cups). Here is how I made mine: You Will Need: 1 cup plain flour 1 cup wholemeal flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 … [Read more...]

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Wholemeal Rhubarb Muffins

May 11, 2012 by 7 Comments

It must be rhubarb season? Well, Aldi had 400g packets of rhubarb for 69p! Gary has always said he doesn't like/hates rhubarb crumble so I bought some to try & change his mind... And it turns out he does rather like rhubarb crumble after all! Anyway, I was in Aldi again and noticed the rhubarb had been reduced to 29p per packet - bargain or what? So I bought a couple with the intention of trying out some new recipes. I didn't really fancy anything super fattening so I started browsing for … [Read more...]

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