One of my favourite things to use for decorating and crafts are dried orange slices. Dried orange slices are perfect for Christmas Crafts, Decorations, Wreaths and Floral Arrangements. They’re so pretty placed in a bowl or peppered with whole cloves and hung by a ribbon on the tree. They smell absolutely divine and are so incredibly simple to do! ...
I know, I know, it’s October! But you can never be too organised. I always start my Christmas prep in the first few days of October, it just feels right. Summer vacations are over, children are back at school and the Autumn term has begun. I’ve always been the sort of person that would rather do a little bit of ...
There’s something very special about cheese at Christmas, it’s a course all of its own. Now, this can be difficult when you’ve already sampled the luxuries of Christmas throughout the day so it’s important that the cheese you use at Christmas time is special. Remember, an idle stomach is strictly against the festive spirit, so soldier on you must! I ...
Three Delicious Desserts You Can Bake in Less Than 10 Minutes Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling) sugar, 1 cup 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda + 1 teaspoon milk 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips ...
Equipment for Martinis A shaker or stirring glass Bar spoon (or teaspoon) Strainer Cocktail glass Cocktail Sticks Ingredients 2 parts Grey Goose vodka ½ part chilled Noilly Prat Cubed ice 1 lemon Olives The Martini is all about confidence, everything from ordering it to making it yourself screams sophistication and you have to have a certain je ne sais quoi ...
Ingredients 1 kg carrots, peeled, trimmed and sliced 2 bulbs of fennel, trimmed and sliced, tops reserved to serve 1 onion, sliced Olive oil 2 cloves of garlic, unpeeled 1.6 litres vegetable stock 100 ml single cream, to serve Method Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5. Put the carrots, fennel and onion in a roasting dish and toss with 2 ...
We’re well into September now so it’s perfectly acceptable to start Pumpkin Spicing everything! What better consolation is there for the fact that Summer is over? If you’re ever so slightly hooked on Pumpkin Spice Lattes, I’ve found a far more wallet friendly alternative is mixing up your own spice mix, but it doesn’t need to only be reserved for ...
It’s officially Autumn, you can buy Pumpkin Spice Lattes and everything so you know it’s legit almost time to get your official sugar fix. Hold onto your hats guys, this is not a drill, we’re headed into candy season! Please Note: This recipe makes the toffee on the toffee apples hard. That’s the way I’ve always eaten toffee apples ...
Our School Lunch Box Hints & Tips Let’s face it, the school lunch box has changed enormously over the last 10 years and is virtually unrecognisable compared to the sorts of lunches my husband and I ate as children. But fancy school lunches aren’t going anywhere so we may as well embrace it, so crack out your star-shaped cookie cutters, ...
Easy Peasy Apple Cinnamon Cake As we’re almost in apple harvesting season and I’m the kind of saddo that looks forward to these things, I thought I’d share with you one of my all-time favourite apple dessert recipes: Apple Cinnamon Cake! It’s a great all-rounder that almost everyone appreciates, even the little ones. It’s a super easy recipe that’s great ...
DIY Vitamin Water Make your own homemade infusions by adding your favourite fruit and herbs and placing in the fridge for an hour, voilà! Make it Part of Their Morning Ritual Add a glass or a small bottle of water to your bedside table to remind yourself to drink it upon waking. Leave a Pretty Pitcher on Your Kitchen Table ...
Homemade Guacamole Ingredients 3 avocados – peeled, pitted, and mashed 1 lime, juiced 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup diced onion 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander 2 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 pinch of ground cayenne pepper (optional) Directions Homemade guacamole is so easy to make! Plus it’s so much better for you than any supermarket version. Store-bought guacamole frequently contains ...