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April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: C is for cookies

I have seen a lot of recipes for rainbow cookies which use Smarties but unfortunately they have wheat in the shell of aren’t suitable for me 🙁 M&Ms are fine though! They do tend to splurge a bit and the colour leaks into the cookie so they don’t looks quite as pretty but they taste […]

Helen’s sandwich bread mix

YUM! I have bought this bread mix soooooo many times! It is utterly delicious an extremely easy to make. In fact I was going to get Zach to make it to show you just how simple the instructions are, however, in traditional cooperative child fashion, he decided to demand food instead so I fed him […]

Vlogmas: baking my own gluten free mince pies

Yesterday I reviewed 3 supermarket brands of mince pie. But over on my YouTube channel I have been baking my own! Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 8oz flour 4oz hard margarine or butter 1 tsp caster sugar 2 eggs water mincemeat optional: granulated, caster or icing sugar to sprinkle   Method: Rub the margarine into […]

‘Gingerbread at Moonglow’ by Deborah Garner: review and giveaway!

Getting in the mood for Christmas? I was lucky enough to be sent ‘Gingerbread at Moonglow’ to review and it has made me feel very festive! The novella begins just before Christmas where a hotel owner is getting all set to provide her guests with a wonderful Christmas. This involves an accidentally supersized gingerbread house […]

What to do with blueberries…? Cakes!

Last year I bought some blueberry, blackcurrant and raspberry bushes as I love baking with fresh fruit. Finally they are producing and we have had a good harvest so far! The kids get involved and love picking them each day. Time to harvest some blueberries! #naturesbounty #blueberries #lovenature #lovemygarden #garden #sunnyday #mumblogger #ukblogger #ukparentbloggers #parentingblogger […]