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These biscuits are very versatile. Think of Christmas and decide on your own spices. Will you decorate them? What shapes will you make? You could add some dried fruit, sprinkle sugar on top or even flaked almonds. Ingredients 250g self raising flour (this gives the biscuits a slightly cakey texture if you make them a […]

The weather has been deteriorating again this week but my mood has been quite sunny as I’m finally starting to feel better. My vertigo is improving very slowly and that makes everyone happy 🙂 Day 112: I was so surprised to receive this from one of my jobs to wish me get well soon. Love […]

This month I tried brownies so the next obvious step is blondies! Mine were not perfect as I got distracted by Zach so the top was overdone and the bottom was underdone. Next time I will cover with foil and bake for an extra 5-10 minutes. Ingredients 100g white chocolate 100g butter 150g golden caster […]

I have only made fudge once before and it was ok, not fab: just ok. I wanted a simple recipe that didn’t involve sugar thermometers or too much washing up. This recipe uses the microwave! At 8 minutes the mixture was still very pale and I was a bit worried but at 10 minutes once […]

Another British classic that I’ve never made before! This was another bit hit with the kids (so basically anything with cake in it is a winner!) Ingredients butter (for greasing the dish) 2 tablespoons caster sugar 6 slices canned pineapple in juice (plus 3 tablespoons of the juice) 100g self raising flour 100g butter or […]