Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
Arlo is obsessed with zombies. I think it comes from a combination of Scooby Doo and the Plants Vs Zombies game on the iPad. So when I asked him what kind of cake he’d like for his fourth birthday party, it had to be a depiction of the living dead. Naturally. We didn’t want to [...]
If you need a cute party snack idea then these frozen banana pops are fabulous. You would not believe how amazing frozen banana tastes – it has the consistency of ice cream, so if you’re trying to be healthy or want to get more fruit into your kids then these are for you. We made [...]
This is an Icebox Cake – a popular American dessert from the time of the First World War that enjoyed wide success due to the fact that it is put together using pre-made ingredients that are easily available. I wanted to share this curious concoction with you to see what you make of it. Anna [...]
I’ve had another fun photoshoot with Sharron and Anna for the Good Food Channel website, creating a lovely range of Easter kid-friendly recipes for you to try out this holiday. I love sharing the beautiful pictures that Sharron takes of my food, and hope you enjoy looking at them too. I’ve also included links to all [...]
BBC Three Counties radio presenter Nick Coffer of My Daddy Cooks fame invited me onto his fab weekend show Nick Coffer’s Weekend Kitchen to talk about family friendly recipes for Mother’s Day. I whipped up an easy menu full of cheats and corner-cutting tactics that result in tasty and impressive looking dishes that will give your family [...]
I came across Burrata cheese for the first time at a cookery masterclass run by Finish dishwasher tablets with chef Florence Knight. The Leiths-trained head chef at Soho restaurant Polpetto might have been beautiful and tiny, but she was a steely sort so there was no messing around and any corner cutting like using a [...]
I just wanted to share the results of the photoshoot I worked on last week for UKTV’s Good Food Channel website with my good friend and very talented photographer Sharron Gibson. Part one of the assignment was to make and photograph a series of cupcake recipes by Crumbs Couture - so I spent two days [...]
It’s all about making lunch interesting in my kitchen this month, as you may have gathered from my last few posts. This time i’ve been fiddling about with mini quiches. Too much faff? Well no it really doesn’t have to be, especially if you use shop bought ready rolled pastry like I do. I made [...]
Children’s birthday parties are fun to plan, but often result in panic-stricken midnight baking sessions trying to translate your vision of the perfect cake into reality. It all looked so blinking easy on that website… Last year I wasted a lot of time and stress trying to make 35 Death Star cake pops for Sam’s [...]
Sponsored post Christmas pudding is highly offensive in my book, so I always come up with an alternative to serve up after the main course on Christmas Day. There’s enough to think about when you’re juggling a large roast dinner, so a make-ahead dessert is crucial. In my role as a Sainsbury’s Christmas Ambassador I’ve [...]
