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
Gluten Free Christmas Stollen
One of the things I really miss about German Christmas, since going gluten free, is Stollen. Making it yourself was always such a challenge: the tough yeast dough needs the better part of a day kneading and rising and kneading
Fireworks Cookies
With Hallowe'en almost behind us it's time to look forward to the next seasonal Festival which comes on the 5th of November in the shape of Bonfire Night. For those not familiar with it, it's an annual celebration where the
Spider Web Cupcakes (GF)
If you are looking for some easy peasy Hallowe'en party food to make, look no further than these spider web cupcakes which will wow your guests but are simple to put together. BAKING THE CUPCAKES First of all, you will need to
Apricot & Blueberry Semolina Cake (GF)
A couple days ago a ran a poll over on my Facebook page, asking which cake recipe you would like me to share this week, and my apricot, blueberry and semolina cake won. So here it is! It's refined sugar
Salmon & Cornflakes Fish Fingers (GF)
My boys love fish fingers. I think most kids do. And we do keep some in the freezer for those last minute dinner emergencies. But the thing is I can't eat them - unless I can track down some gluten
When life gives you lemons…bake lemon cheesecake
A light lemon cheesecake is perfect for summer time - this one is a big hit with all the family! Ingredients 150g gluten free digestive biscuits 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tsp cinnamon 600g cream cheese 150g sugar juice and zest
Vegetable Lasagne Kids will Love
So here's a funny story: my kids are generally quite good about eating vegetables, but they prefer them raw not cooked, with a few exceptions. They claim not to like cooke carrots, and categorically won't touch mushrooms. But when I
‘Kartoffelpuffer’ with Apple Sauce (GF)
One of my favourite German dishes, is "Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus". The "Kartoffelpuffer" are a kind of potato pancake, made from grated potatoes, and "Apfelmus" is basically just an apple sauce, which you traditionally serve with them. When I was younger,
Apple & Raisin Cookies (GF)
Summer holidays mean children begging for snacks all hours of the day. We try to keep it healthy with things like fruit, carrot stick with hummus, oatcakes with peanut butter etc but every now and then they'll want a cookie
Vanilla & Coconut Granola
Do you know what tastes better than a nice bowl of crunchy granola for breakfast? A nice bowl of home made crunchy granola! We love granola in our house, but many of the store bought brands are loaded with sugar
Homemade Rhubarb Compote
There's been loads of rhubarb popping up in our local fruit & veg shops. Last year we totally missed rhubarb season, so this year we jumped at the first sign of rhubarb and I made a big batch of yummy