Store Cupboard Recipe: Chilli Non Carne
Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing okay. We're on day two of schools being closed in Scotland, and last night the government announced even further restrictions on movements. With everyone trying not to go out unnecessarily, and changing
Apple & Cinnamon Pancakes (GF)
Listen up folks, Pancake Day is not far off! I wasn't going to make anything new this year, but last weekend Mr Fox was feeling poorly so I said I'd make pancakes to cheer him up. He loves his apples
Haggis Three Ways
Burns Night is coming up this weekend, the day that Scotland celebrates its national bard. Many folk gather with the family and friends for a traditional Burns Night Supper - haggis, neeps & tatties, accompanied by various speeches and poetry
Two Easy Winter Jam Recipes
Jam making is something usually associated with the warmer months of the year (such as our fruit & herb jams), but it's just as easy to make jam even in the midst of winter, and it just tastes better than
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
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
Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
So today, I have a very special 'guest' post for you. Oskar, my eldest, is doing something called the Junior Duke Award at school, for which he has to complete various tasks. One task was to cook a soup for
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
Pasta & Green Sauce
My youngest is really loving vegetarian food at the moment. It's not anything we've pushed, and he does like his sausages too, but he's been asking a lot for dinners with more vegetables, especially broccoli. So after our cauliflower pasta
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