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Easy White Soda Bread

Soda bread is a really quick and easy loaf to make, my recipe for easy white soda bread uses plain flour for a simple loaf of bread with great results!

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Delicious rhubarb scones with a hint of ginger, filled with soft chunks of rhubarb which melt in the mouth. Perfect for rhubarb lovers.

Scones are one of my favourite bakes as they are so quick and easy to make. No need to worry if you have eggs or yeast or anything like that of course so you just need a few basic store cupboard items then you are ready.

I like to incorporate seasonal…

New! Easy Beer Bread

For a quick and easy bread recipe when you have no yeast or bread flour, try this easy beer bread with delicious results!

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New! Slow Cooker Mini Egg Brownies

Slow cooker mini egg brownies are the perfect Easter treat to make at home and also fun to bake with your kids! These fudgy chocolate brownies are filled and topped with pastel-coloured Mini Eggs, so delicious!

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Slow cooker baking

Why bake brownies in a slow cooker you might ask! If you are busy, for example right now you might be working at home every day and…

If you are out of bread then why not try baking bread in your crockpot. These simple slow cooker bread recipes will allow you to bake at home without worrying about keeping your eye on the oven!

Yes the delicious loaf shown there was baked in my slow cooker! So it goes to show you can make your own bread at home in your slow cooker with great results. (more…)

A tasty vanilla cake with buttercream frosting, perfect for birthday parties. Three layers of vanilla cake with chocolate bean sprinkles for decoration makes a great birthday cake!

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This homemade cherry bakewell almond butter only requires two ingredients and you can make it in minutes in a power blender. 

Homemade almond butter is great and adding in dried cherries for a cherry bakewell flavour is a great way to add a bit of variation, especially if you make nut butter at home a lot. (more…)

20 Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes (with vegan options)

Whether you are trying to include more vegetarian and vegan meals in your diet for health reasons or to save on the weekly food bills, adding some vegetarian slow cooker recipes into your meal rotation is an excellent way to make sure your veggie meals are easy to prepare.

The slow cooker makes it really convenient to prepare your food ahead of time and set it cooking while you are out at work.…

Puff Pastry Mince Pies

At Christmas it is all about the home baking. Once the presents are all wrapped it is time to think about Christmas treats to enjoy over the festive period. These puff pastry mince pies are so easy to put together using ready prepared puff pastry and a jar of mincemeat which I love to pimp up with added fruit and booze!

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This spiced carrot soup is warming and full of goodness. Mild curry spices give the earthy carrots an extra boost for a cold day. Isn’t soup just the best when the temperature has dropped! 

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Slow Cooker Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Meet your new favourite craving, mini chocolate chip muffins baked in your slow cooker! Yes, these bite-sized morsels are baked in your crockpot, freeing up your oven and time. 

Warm and gooey, these little muffins are great for a snack or for putting in lunch boxes as a little treat. They are great with a cup of coffee or tea any time.

If you are short on time then baking in your slow cookeris…

Froothie Evolve Blender – Review

This week I’ve been trying out a new gadget in my kitchen which I think might well become my favourite kitchen device. This is the new Froothie Evolve high speed blender.

What is great about this blender is that in addition to the vacuum blending jug it also comes with a second jug with a cooking function!

So you receive two high-quality glass jugs as standard. I think this is great if you are…

Christmas Slow Cooker Recipes To Save You Time

Check out my collection of Christmas slow cooker recipes to save you time!

Using your slow cooker or crockpot this Christmas is a great way to save time and gain on cooking space! Why would you not put your slow cooker into use this Christmas when you can use it:

to make fudge and sweet treats as gifts for your family and friends

for treats on cold winter days over the holidays

to save time on…

New! Slow Cooker Bean Chilli

This slow cooker bean chilli is made with black beans, red kidney beans and chickpeas for a vegan slow cooker chilli which is easy to prepare and great for a warming family meal in the autumn and winter.

Slow Cooker Vegan Option

Hearty warming dishes are just what we need now the weather is getting colder and nights have got so much darker already since the clocks changed. This slow cooker vegan…

My easy apricot curd is a wonderful way to preserve fresh apricots and enjoy them in your bakes (cakes, tarts, meringues, scones…) or on bread! So simple and you will have this thick fruity curd to enjoy within minutes.

Apricots have quite a long season and you can still buy fresh apricots even now (in October) in the UK. They might need to ripen at home before you eat them now unlike earlier in…

Your slow cooker can come in very useful for making your roasts. Whether for your family Sunday roast meal or an easy weeknight roast, you can put your slow cooker or crockpot to full use and get it cooking while you work or play roasting your meat. (more…)

For those days when you want an easy breakfast that is quick to prepare, a berry smoothie makes the perfect choice. Just whizz up the ingredients in your blender and go. I use frozen berries as they are cheap to buy in a large bag, in the summer you could use fresh berries when they are plentiful and at their cheapest.

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