Eat well - travel often
Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recently for National Hot Chocolate Day I wanted to mark the occasion. My friend and fellow blogger Nikki (Tikkido.com) has a recipe on her blog so we decided to make it together on my weekly instagram live. What ingredients are […]
What are Pumpkin Muffins During October and November pumpkins features highly in cake, muffin and cheesecake recipes and drinks! What better thing to do with the puree but bake! Fresh or Tinned Pumpkin – What is best? If you want to you can use fresh […]
Easy Cornbread with Chilli Chilli cornbread is perfect for a BBQ do this is the right time to get acquainted with it! What is cornbread? Cornbread is a bake made with a proportion of corn flour/corn meal instead of all wheat flour. The corn gives […]
California Prune Banana Bread with Walnuts My Banana Bread recipe is from my grandmother and has been made by my mother and myself for years. It is incredibly easy and only has four main ingredients. I have posted this recipe before however this time I […]
Easiest Flapjacks Ever! Mr R loves flapjacks and I think this recipe is the best I have ever made! The recipe is quick and easy to make and provided you have a few ingredients in your cupboard you can whip them up when someone says […]
California Prune Butter Recently I have been creating recipes using California Prunes as the hero ingredient especially as 99% of prunes produced in the US and 40% of prunes sold worldwide are from California. What makes California Prunes so special? The legendary Petit d’Agen plum was brought […]
Here is my recipe for delicious California Prune Preserve Many years ago I used to make this prune and date preserve regularly however the recipe went missing. Recently looking through some old cookbooks I found the faded, handwritten recipe. I didn’t want to loose this […]
Violife – Vegan Cheese vs Dairy Cheese Not so long ago most people living in the United Kingdom had a diet very heavy in dairy products and laden with meat. The current trend both for health and for the sake of our planet is to […]
Ham, Cheese and Vegetable Strata This is a recipe that I have made many many times and it is always a crowd pleaser. If you have friends or family coming over for drinks and an easy supper (even if we are still relegated to the […]
(This is a gifted post) Get your favourite coffee by mail – use a subscription service! We are a nation of coffee lovers, full of coffee shop visitors whether we want a latte, Americano, short black or a cup of tea. We frequent our favourite […]
Here is my Banana Bread recipe using a packet of batter mix. During the Coronavirus pandemic England suffered a general flour shortage. Whilst staring at empty shelves that had once held a plethora of different flours there was only packets of Yorkshire pudding batter mix. […]
Nordic Ware have been making their iconic cast aluminium bundt baking tins since the early 1950s, constantly expanding their range. They have become collector’s items. I have a rather large collection and recently have been sent a Three Tiered Heart Shaped cake pan to review. […]
The mother of all blenders is here! The Froothie Evolve Blender System is the new kid on the block but it is also one every kitchen will love to have. I am a true gadget addict and anything that will make my life in the kitchen […]
Are you the one in charge of Christmas Day? The food, the presents, the Christmas movies? Well you need all your energy to get through the day so here is a smoothie recipe guaranteed to keep you going all morning, so that you don’t flag […]
Radisson Blu part of the Radisson Hotel Group launch their new breakfast range. I love staying in hotels. I should really have been a professional hotel guest !! I love it when I don’t have to rush for a plane or a meeting and can enjoy […]
I have mentioned before how versatile coconut oil is and I wanted to devote a whole post to telling you how I use it in my daily routine. I only buy good quality, organic coconut oil from a reputable supplier, usually VitaCoco especially as it […]