At New Year I posted some ideas for Healthy snacks. Two of the snacks we tried were apple and banana crisps and we all agreed that they were delicious. We also agreed that there were lots of other fruit and veg that would taste great as crisps so we’ve been trying them out over the last few … Continue reading Healthy snacks – fruit and veg crisps
This is a really easy meal that gives children a bit of choice over what they have for tea. My kids have decided they don’t really like pizza that much (!) so for this meal I swapped a doughy pizza base for a much lighter puff pastry one. This isn’t just a meal for kids, … Continue reading Pizza tart
In India Tiffin is a small meal or snack but in the UK it is a chocolatey-biscuity no bake cake. We decided to make bite sized versions today though, with a bit of tweaking to our usual recipe. The children had so much fun crushing biscuits for our easy lime and ginger cheesecake recently that I wanted … Continue reading Tiffin bites
I’ve been nominated for this award twice this month… time for me to stop cooking and start writing 😊. I love the idea of the Versatile Blogger Award – like a lot of awards its a great way to get to know a bit more about the person behind the blog but this one is … Continue reading My Versatile Blogger Award
Loaf cake is fast becoming a favourite of mine – its depth means you really get to enjoy the texture (and taste) and while I’ve had my fair share of disasters with cake in a sandwich tin (think the incredible shrinking cake) my loaf cakes always turn out well. I wanted to make a chocolate … Continue reading Chocolate chip loaf cake
This is one of those meals that got thrown together one night because I hadn’t had time to go to the shops. It’s not something I would have made for the whole family but the kids enjoyed eating it from my plate and will all happily tuck into halloumi whenever I buy it. The recipe … Continue reading Moroccan spiced vegetables with halloumi
Lime and ginger compliment each other perfectly and cheesecake is always a winner in our house (although hubby prefers chocolate flavour… that’s a recipe for another day!). This cheesecake is very easy, it only has five ingredients and both the base and topping are quick to make. The kids were happy to get involved in … Continue reading Easy lime and ginger cheesecake
I bought a pack of orange flavour Matchmakers for Christmas and then forgot about them (I don’t know how that happened!). When I found them again the kids had been asking to do some cooking and I thought that would taste good in cookies instead of chocolate chips Continue reading Matchmaker chocolate orange cookies
I love the ease of a slow cooker meal but I’m not a big fan of runny sauces (which is what I often end up with when I cook this way!). I’ve got a split pot slow cooker and usually cook a meat meal on one side and a veggie alternative for me on the … Continue reading Slow cooked Quorn pie
I want my children to grow up with a healthy relationship with food. To me that means understanding where it comes from, as well as how to cook it and the effects (good and bad) that it has on our bodies. We tried to grow some herbs and vegetables last year with mixed success – … Continue reading We’re growing our own
