Hi Peeps! Slightly late (sorry, essays and teenager off school) but here is my yummy banana bread: We were looking for healthier recipes and this has no fat and only 128 local per slice for when you need a sweet treat. The recipe we found is from All Recipes UK and you can find it [...]
Tag: Easy cooking
Apple Crumble Recipe
Howdy Peeps! I was making this with a lad I was looking after the other day and realised that some people may not know a good crumble recipe; I'm no expert but the young man seemed to enjoy it, so I guess it's good enough to share. Ingredients: 3-4 Bramley cooking apples (You can use 1lb [...]
Minestrone Soup
Happy Monday Peeps! It's a mere 13 weeks/ 3 months to Christmas and it certainly feels like it here! My daughter has a cookery class today and is supposed to be making this soup, so credit goes to the local school's technology department for this recipe and not me. 🙂 Ingredients: (Serves 2) 2tbsp Olive [...]
Easy Party Treats
Howdy peeps. First up, thanks for all the lovely messages yesterday about Jack... and teenager, she's doing much better......you're all so sweet, thank you. Said teenager has a slumber party on Friday so I thought I'd share a few easy party treat recipes I intend to use: (I use the term "recipes" loosely.....) 1 Smores: [...]
You Are What You Eat!
Howdy Peeps! So, the Mango Chicken (see Desperate to Try This Recipe) was a success and so were the other recipes we've tried so far.  The book You Are What You Eat gives a meal plan and recipes and suggests what should be in your pantry (but not fresh stuff, you have to figure that out from [...]
Breakfast Options
Morning Peeps! I'm feeling much better today, thanks for the thoughts and prayers yesterday, (teenager is getting there, poor baby) but it means I'm really hungry this morning so I thought I'd share the breakfast options we have to choose from: Cereal or porridge, self-explanatory Fruit (Today we have apples, grapes, raspberries and bananas) Toasted [...]
More Recipes I’d Like To Try….
The thing with blogging is that you follow other people's blogs in your categories, so every day I'm bombarded with gorgeous recipes I may have to try to recreate..... here are a few of this week's faves: If you've been here any length of time, you'll have heard mention of the amazing What's for Dinner [...]
Stained Glass Cookies
Great fun and so easy to make with kids, you can match a colour scheme and you can make them for any occasion (Christmas and a fairy themed party as I seem to recall)...Have fun! Ingredients: 225g/8oz plain flour 100g/4oz butter 100g/4oz caster sugar 1 tbsp milk 1/2 tsp mixed spice (optional) 10 boiled sweets [...]
Chicken 2 Ways
I love flexible recipes! Both of these chicken recipes can be served on top of pasta, rice or with any potatoes and veg. Breaded Chicken: (will cover 2 large breasts, wings or legs or 6 strips) Ingredients: 1 Soft Roll or 2 Slices of Bread 1-2 tbsp Oil Herbs and Seasoning of your choice~ I [...]
Snacks, Treats and Light Bites
Morning Peeps! A few quick 'recipes' if I can even call some of them that! These are my favourite super-easy snacks and light lunches (some are healthier than others though!) Fruit n Egg: One toasted teacake (or 2 slices fruit bread toasted) with butter, topped with scrambled egg and served with orange juice (Vitamin C [...]
A Peace of Life 