PARTY PLANNING 4 May 2013 | 10:20 pm

We are knee deep in First Communion and Confirmation parties at the moment - it is wonderful to have a happy event to celebrate, filled with hope and promise.  An excuse to dress up and meet up (with ...

FOR YOUR FIVE A DAY 15 Apr 2013 | 01:15 am

We did quite a bit of entertaining over the Easter holidays, and the most challenging aspect of choosing a menu for me, was choosing what vegetables to serve.  I want veggies that complement the main ...

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY ... 5 Apr 2013 | 12:59 am

This is a recipe that just has to be shared - easy, delicious, healthy and nutritious, you can't ask for much more than that.  This is my "everyday" bread recipe, and has evolved over time (a commodit...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS 22 Dec 2012 | 06:29 pm

I am such a Christmas traditionalist, I make the same Christmas cake, and puddings year in, year out.  This keeps the family happy, but isn't great for blogging purposes! This year I tried a new minc...

VIRTUOUS AND DELICIOUS - REALLY! 12 Dec 2012 | 12:15 pm

I first made this cake back in September, when I was full of the "new school year, time for fresh copy books and fresh starts" vibe.  By now the copies are tatty the diet has died but this cake is sti...

Untitled 12 Dec 2012 | 12:12 pm

EASY BUT SPECIAL 5 Dec 2012 | 09:10 am

These days I have so little time to potter in the kitchen, I want to get maximum bang for a minimum time buck (I have a feeling I'm sounding a bit like Jamie Oliver here!!!).  This french toast gives ...

WHY RANDOM IS WONDERFUL 13 Aug 2012 | 04:10 pm

Queen Delia comes up trumps again!  The wonderful Dom has challenged us to randomly choose a recipe from the gazillion recipes we all have, and just give it a go.  This dish is one of the reasons that...

BACK TO BASICS 27 Jul 2012 | 07:11 pm

I have just received a request for a blog post from my eldest baby who if off in Chicago on a J1 visa for the summer - learning to appreciate what a good time he has of things at home!!!!!! He needs ...

RANDOM AND THRIFTY 28 Feb 2012 | 05:44 pm

For this month's Random Recipes Dom has invited us to return to the first book we chose for his challenge and to once again randomly choose a recipe from it.  I have to admit that I had a bit of a job...