Category Archives: Recipes

More soup!

As it’s the time of year for soup I make a big pot every Saturday and it usually lasts the whole weekend.

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Hallowe’en Soup (a bit late!)

So here is one of the soups I made recently (well a couple of weeks back…) Pumpkin Soup Use the pumpkin from Halloween.  I always buy a large one which I carve in the basic fashion (sorry, nothing fancy).

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How to make a princess/fairy castle birthday cake

Hello again.  I said I would put the recipe up for this so here goes: Make two square sponge cakes (I am not sure of the size but generous square tins).  The quantities I used are: 12 ounces of unsalted … Continue reading

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Bits and bobs

Hello dear readers.  Sorry I have been away for so long.  So busy at work and with the kids (QT2 has been sitting his mock GCSEs these past few weeks and has also had plenty of rugby and hockey commitments,  … Continue reading

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Make your own pizza

Here’s a really fun family activity and it’s edible at the end! Also makes quick and easy lunch, or dinner with some salad and garlic bread. Either make the dough by hand or in a bread machine (most machines have … Continue reading

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Bran loaf recipe

This is measured in mugs so no scales needed,  do use the same mug for all the ingredients however!

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Smoothie recipe

Every morning I have this smoothie:  it gets in 3 or 4 of my five a day without trying! Here is the recipe for it:

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Pork and vegetable risotto

Tonight I made dinner for the ravening hoards. I had a pack of pork steaks (from the 3 for £10 range at Tesco but I usually get from Asda)  but my 16 year old daughter doesn’t like pork! She told … Continue reading

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