Recipe: apricot and ginger flapjacks

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Normal service would soon be resumed I said although “soon” never seems to become “now”.

It’s weeks like the past one where I look around at people who get things done and have full time jobs that I wonder what is the matter with me. Ted is back in school although various errands [Read on...]

Recipe: white chocolate and ginger rocky road

White chocolate rocky road

AKA “moon rocky road” for a boy’s space themed birthday tea.

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Recipe: smartie pants rocky road

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What do you get for being a smartie pants trying to make your cupcakes at the last minute? Smartie pants rocky road. It’s one step up from cornflake crispies but the bottom line was I knew the children at the disco would enjoy them. Which is what counts. [Read on...]

Recipe: Nanaimo bars and graham crackers

The end of January marks my first outing with the Daring Bakers. I am proud to have added the Daring Kitchen badge to my side bar today and hope it this month’s challenge will be the first of [Read on...]

Recipe: blondies with Boursin cream cheese and black pepper

Final installment of my trio of recipes using up seasonal ingredients. Having dealt with the mincemeat and chestnuts we’re moving on to something more obscure. For some reason I always buy a pack of Boursin with Black Pepper at Christmas to be the soft cheese in [Read on...]

Recipe: gluten free hemp and pumpkin seed bars

Given that I’ve been ill in the past week courtesy of the H1N1 virus, it seems appropriate that my first foray back into the kitchen be to make something healthy.

I have a confession. I am a dietary schizophrenic. The outcome of which is that I have [Read on...]