This recipe is a variation on a yoghurt based cake. The original recipe called for Greek yoghurt, but I used Alpro Plain Soya Yoghurt, and it tasted lovely! Ingredients 4 Eggs 1 cup of caster sugar ½ cup of plain yoghurt ½ cup of olive…
Well, the “lockdown office” in the dining room has been disassembled, and last night we actually had a meal at the dining table! The dining table is usually reserved for Christmas and Easter, although last Christmas we had our dinner in the living room, as…
When you are fed up up chips and mash potatoes, change it up a bit with some herb and garlic potatoes. I used new potatoes for this recipe, but you can cut potatoes into wedges, or cubes. It is a great accompaniment to anything from…
We have all been there, you need to create a plate of nibbles for some sort of gathering, the kids school fete. You can amaze your friends, family and kids with this simple but delicious recipe! Ingredients 8 x Fresh Sausages – Supermarkets tend to…
So, I thought I would make a quiche for tea. I hadn’t made one for a few years, and I had some bits in the fridge that needed using up. And thus the lock-down quiche was born! I do have one confession, I used a…
I have always loved baking and cooking. From a small child I would help my Mum to make cakes on a Sunday, (I always got to scrap out the bowl!!) and in the Summer Holidays we’d make pink and white Coconut Ice! Main meals were…
It was time to tidy out the little shed in the garden, and to start using it for something other than a dumping ground! Once I had cleared the cobwebs hanging from the ceiling and around the window I got in and cleared out everything!…
The Joy of Nature I don’t know if it is my age or if the lock-down that has shown me a new appreciation for nature in the garden. Maybe it is a combination of both. A frequent visitor to the garden is a Robin, collecting…
The lockdown cometh, and the garden has never looked so good! I had always enjoyed gardening to a certain degree, but all I managed to get done in the past was cutting the grass, and weeding paths (when the weather and time allowed). Now we…
Whether you are a seasoned crocheter, or you are at the beginning of your crocheting journey, you will find varying levels of enjoyment and frustration. Even die-hard crocheters who were taught to crochet at a young age can sometimes struggle with a stitch or pattern.…
