It is “National Raspberry Tart Day” on May 3rd and I couldn’t resist really as my favourite fruit are raspberries and as I made sure to buy plenty on Monday which I hid from the children so that I would be baking with them today. I wanted to make up a recipe using some of…
Where has the weekend gone – on Friday, I spent the day creating a cake for my son’s birthday bash on Sunday. I spent the day baking the three different chocolate sponges which I need to build the design with just so I could be organised before the children got home from school. My son…
Well I have probably left it a bit late in the day but today is “National Pretzel Day” and my children love pretzels in any flavour. They often have them instead of crisps as there are so many flavours available for them to try. The only homemade pretzels I have ever baked are Sugared Pretzels…
Where has the weekend gone as it is already Wednesday and we are half way through the week already. Do you feel like the weeks go faster as you get older. The children will be happy anyway as they are nearly through the week so they are a little bit closer to the holidays. I…
Yep you guessed it – We had a birthday to celebrate in my house at the end of last week. So on Friday, whilst my children were at school I set about baking a cake to decorate for my son’s birthday. Even though I went to the supermarket first with my husband I decided that…
What a fantastic few days it has been in the UK recently – it feels almost like summer. A couple of nights ago, I let the children make some interesting Pizza Spirals with different fillings in them – ranging from basic cheese and tomato to the fancier pesto, olives, Parmesan and pancetta. I served potato…
