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With Pancake Day in mind, I fancied trying to make something vegan. I used my basic scotch pancake recipe and adjusted it! Matthew described these vegan chocolate pancakes as delicious then paused and said ‘delicious is not a strong enough word!’ High praise indeed! Ingredients 100g plain flour (mine is gluten free) 60g caster sugar 1 […]

Taking a break from the Braden brothers books is this latest Addison Cole book which is a stand alone novel but has the potential to expand! So many new characters but it feels as familiar as the other series from Addison. Grace Montgomery returns home for a visit and comes face to face with her […]

Day 41: Chris and I went out to lunch for our 6 month wedding anniversary (that long already!) but I was disappointed that Harvester refused to swap my peas for chips so I had to pay extra. This cost £12.98. The salad bar wasn’t labelled, they had no wheat free bread and no pudding. It […]

Although not a fan of Valentine’s Day, I couldn’t ignore the day completely so got experimental in the kitchen looking at making a sweet treat. This super easy dessert only has 3 ingredients but can be used in two ways: as a mousse or as an ice cream!   Ingredients 5 tablespoons strawberry jam 1 […]

OMG what a book! This book struck a chord with me straight away. My eldest is nearly 9 and desperate for more independence including walking to and from his best friend’s house nearby, and we have also discussed him walking to my parents’ which is 2 roads away. I immediately identified with the main character […]