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A reminder of my childhood! The first recorded rice pudding recipe in the UK was from the early 1600s (I’m not THAT old!) but was around long before that. You can adjust the amount of milk to suit whether you prefer a stodgy or runny rice pudding but I wouldn’t advise less than 500ml! Ingredients […]

Before this week I had only had this once at university when I lived in halls! Traditionally it uses breadcrumbs but I decided to try with cake crumbs instead and it worked brilliantly! Ingredients 250ml milk 70g cake crumbs 50g caster sugar 1oz butter zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs, separated […]

The kids were so excited when they saw me making these this morning! I make them randomly throughout the year but NEVER on Pancake Day itself. We always have the classic combination of lemon and sugar: what do you use? The recipe below made 8 pancakes. Which was perfect for 2 each until I remembered […]

I am not a fan of breakfast. I usually stick to cereal and find them a bit uninspiring. I don’t have much to a sweet tooth (despite my A to Z telling you the opposite!!!) and would prefer a fry up but too much effort! I do like porridge especially on cold winter mornings… Overnight […]

Nutella is a firm family favourite in our house and is often used to sandwich cakes together or as an icing. Today the Nutella went in the cake mix! Ingredients 4oz golden caster sugar 4oz butter or soft margairne 2 eggs 5oz self raising flour 4-5 tablespoons of Nutella Method Whisk together the sugar, butter […]