Chocolate Filled Puff Pastry Christmas Tree (GF)
Looking for a quick an easy treat to make for a special Christmas breakfast? These chocolate filled puff pastry trees take next to no time to prepare, but definitely deliver on the wow factor. We make this every year now
Gebrannte Mandeln – German Candied Almonds
If there's one thing I miss about Germany at this time of year, it's the German Christmas markets. And no visit to a German Christmas market would be complete without a paper bag full of 'Gebrannte Mandeln' which literally translates
{Edinburgh} Christmas Fun at Mortonhall Garden Centre
There are so many Christmassy things to do in Edinburgh every year - night light shows, Christmas plays and pantomimes, visits with Santa, Christmas markets with fairground rides and ice skating
Book Tour: You Can’t let an Elephant pull Santa’s Sleigh
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. Christmas has come early to The Bear & The Fox, as we are delighted to be taking part this week in the Bloomsbury Book Tour for the newly released picture book You
Recycled Cardboard Christmas ‘Gingerbread’ Village
I have a tendency to hoard cardboard from delivery boxes and such like, much to my husband's dismay who thinks we have too much stuff in the house, but it came in very handy when the boys and I decided
Citrus Peel Star Garland
We love making our own Christmas decorations, and where we can we try to reuse materials that would otherwise get thrown out. There's nothing like decorations that look pretty AND make you feel good about being eco friendly. One of
German Christmas Baking Round-up: Our Top 5 Recipes (GF)
Happy 1st of Advent! It's been a bit quiet on the blog over November. It was a really busy month for us - not only did we celebrate both my boys' birthdays, but my parents finally made it over from
Gluten Free Gingerbread-Lebkuchen Horses
There's this German audio drama series called 'Bibi & Tina' about two friends - one of whom is a witch from the city, the other lives at a riding school in the country - and the adventures they have. My
Flourless Chocolate Santa Brownies
My kids are still off school until Thursday, and we felt like a spot of baking this week. Nigella’s flourless chocolate brownies always go down a treat in our house, and we had most of the baking essentials sitting in
Christmas Crafts Round-up
In Edinburgh, the Christmas holidays start tomorrow, which means keeping the kids entertained when excitement is already high. If you are still looking for some activities to do with your kids in the run up to the big day, check
Peppermint Creams
One of those quintessentially British things that for me belong to Christmas, are peppermint creams. Every recipe I found online included raw eggs, but I wanted the boys to be able to eat them too without risk, so I tried