Cake, kids & exercise
There are so many variations of these cupcake. I like a good orange hit and don't want the orange to be overpowered by chocolate. My recipe is for an orange cupcake batter (no cocoa) and then decorated with chocolate buttercream. It also has the addition of chopped chocolate orange in the batter. It's a variation… Continue reading Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
Pavlova conjures up so many memories of my childhood. We had pavlova for every family occasion - visitors, Communions, Christmas and Easters. It was always on the menu. Sometimes with kiwi or tinned fruit but they were never as popular as fresh strawberries. Mary, my Mum was a keen baker and made a mean Pavlova.… Continue reading Mary’s Strawberry Pavlova
🎄I've been asked a few times for a really good gingerbread recipe. It's a hard one to answer for me, as I am not a ginger fan🙈. Anyway, this year, I decided to try making gingerbread dough and enlisted a few taste testers to give their verdict. They liked it, so I'll take a leap… Continue reading Gingerbread
Lemon Cheesecake - a nice easy dessert for anytime of year, but it would also work really well after Christmas dinner. It's not heavy like some other traditional desserts and is a real crowd pleaser. This recipe is from my old school book, 'All About Home Economics'. It's a book that many people who did… Continue reading Lemon Cheesecake
For the last three years, I've wrapped 24 books & for the month of December, my kids take turns opening one each night at bedtime. Yes, there is some bickering about who's turn it was (usual carry on), but they love it. I also really love seeing them run up the stairs at bedtime 😂 I'll… Continue reading Christmas Book Advent Calendar
