Yesterday I felt like doing some Christmas baking so I had a go at making some triple chocolate cookies. They turned out pretty well, even if I do say so myself. Kids would easily be able to join in with this recipe and the cookies would make nice gifts for family and friends if decorated […]
Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you had a great week and enjoyed Pancake Day and Valentine’s Day. Our pancakes were a great success this year and although we didn’t plan anything for Valentine’s Day, when we got home we were surprised with a bag of treats from Matt’s mum. She’d bought us chocolate hearts, a special Valentine’s meal […]
Earlier this week I made some Easter cupcakes for M with chocolate sponge and orange butercream topping. They make the perfect Easter treat. You could give them to your family as an alternative to chocolate eggs or just serve them as a treat after your Easter meal. My recipe (makes 12 cupcakes at roughly 270 […]
[© Anstice Potts 03/04/2011] Happy Mothers Day to all those hardworking mothers out there. I hope you get to relax and put your feet up. If you happen to be my Nan or my Mum, please look away now so as not to spoil your suprise! Yesturday my best friend came over and helped me […]
Happy Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras everyone! In our household Shrove Tuesday means one thing: pancakes! After work me and M got straight to making them. I made the mix and we both had a go at cooking them. M can make nice, round pancakes, but unfortunately I’m not too good at flipping them and […]
I experimented with some ingredients today and came up with some healthy muffins to eat for breakfast. My recipe makes 12 muffins at 212 calories each.Ingredients:170g dried blueberries (apricots also work nicely)170g unsweetened museli (I used Alpen)250g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder250ml unsweetened apple juice3 tbsp vegetable oil100ml honey1 large egg Method:1) Line a 12-hole […]
Okay, so I’m definately not a domestic goddess and I usually struggle with the most basic culinary tasks, but I’ve finally found my baking niche-cupcakes! I have a great book of cupcake recipes and my Mum got me a mini cupcake maker for Christmas. It’s a bit like a sandwich toaster and you can just […]