Scones or scohnes?! Which are you? Being a northern girl, I'm definitely a Scones with an 'o' rather than an 'oh'. Even though I love the comforting taste of scones and love how quick and easy they are to prepare, sometimes I just need ...
Vegetarian Chickpea and Lentil Curry
I've never thought of myself as a real meat-eater but every year 2 days come along that test me in meal preparation. They are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. I was always brought up not to eat meat on those days and have memories of Mum ...
Cinnamon Sugar & Pecan Popcorn
I've been meddling with the popcorn again. Last time, the event was New Year, this time it is the return of the Great British Sewing Bee. Very unusually, both my sisters and me were round at our Mum's for a child free evening (if you count ...
The Ultimate Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
There's one meal that I can guarantee my 3 girls will devour in silence - A Sunday Dinner/Sunday Roast (whatever you call it they still eat it!) Whether we go out to eat on a Sunday (not very often) or cook a meal here (not that often ...
Tractor Cake & Rice Krispie Treats Tutorial
I've come out of retirement AGAIN! My brother-in-law was 40 last week so out came the sugarcraft equipment. Since I last did a 'proper' cake, our one and only sugarcraft shop in St Helens has closed so it was a bit of a challenge to get the ...
Life as a Synchro Mum
2 years ago we set out on a journey that we had no idea would take over ours and Millie's life. 2 years ago last week, Millie attended her first ever synchronised swimming lesson in Manchester. God knows why we thought it was a good idea to ...
Chicken Leftovers Casserole with Herby Dumplings
When Sainsbury's challenged me to come up with a recipe using leftovers, I knew straight away one that I would chose. Me, Derm & Tara love this dish - M & V pretend they hate it by taking it for a walk around their plate/bowl - ...
Bacon, Mushroom & Tomato Arancini
If I had to describe Arancini, I'd say they are Fried Risotto Balls. I have to admit when I saw what they were, I did think was it worth the effort - Risotto is one of my most favourite meals and I couldn't see that by frying it in ...
Chocolate Orange Swiss Roll
This house is a diet free zone in January, I'm afraid. What we do believe in, is plenty of home cooked, delicious and comforting food for what some consider to be the most depressing month of the year. We live with an athlete and its my job ...
Celebration Popcorn
I'm having the most perfect New Year's Eve tonight. We went to the Pantomime at the Liverpool Empire earlier with the girls, been for a delicious Italian meal at Il Forno in Liverpool, had drinks at our friends for a few hours afterwards ...
