Category: Recipes

Strawberry Shortcake

If you haven’t heard of shortcake, it’s basically an American version of a mix between a scone and a cake. It has the structure of a scone but is slightly lighter than a normal scone.  The consistency of the dough was wetter than a scone.  It’s an easy dessert to make, and it’s…

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Snicker Fudge

I don’t eat fudge often or make it often either. I do find it can be overly sweet BUT I had half a tin of condensed milk I needed to use up. The recipe is pretty easy and uses only a few ingredients, including peanut butter and chocolate and snickers.   These were…

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Pistachio Milk Cake

I was skeptical about making this cake as I’ve tried it once before in a cake shop and my experience wasn’t that great. It just tasted so wet, cold and I couldn’t really taste any pistachios, I wasn’t keen. The reason why I decided to make it is for the visitors we had…

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Eliopites

These Eliopites are right up my street, as soon as I seen the video I was hooked! Who knew that Greeks use coriander in their food? I couldn’t remember it when I went to Greece quite a few years ago. The mix of olives and coriander is something that definitely interests me. I…

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No bake snickers bars

I have had a healthy obsession with Snickers chocolate for such a long time. I just love the combination of nuts, caramel and chocolate together, it tastes so amazing. I’ve made a number of recipes that have a Snickers theme to them from a cheesecake to no-bake oat cookies to caramel snickers bars…

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Gluten Free Orange, Cardamon Polenta Cake

I had a few oranges to use and was curious to see how a polenta cake would taste. I wasn’t sure what the texture would be like although it’s not all made from polenta as it included ground almonds. I have made almond cakes before and they’re so delicious. The cake did taste…

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No bake ‘Millionaires’ Slice

Wait, hold up a no bake ‘Millionaires’ slice? Yes, you heard right.  No it doesn’t contain caramel but peanut butter as the filling. Not only is it no bake, it’s also healthier too. There is no butter, and a reduced amount of sugar and calories compared to the original Millionaires slice. If you…

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Fudge

If you are like me and can’t get enough of peanut butter but also love chocolate then you will love these little fudge pieces. Not only are they super quick and easy to make they are so moreish! I could eat so many of them! I added salted peanuts for the taste and…

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Chocolate Christmas Trees

These chocolate Christmas trees are super cute, quick and easy to make, and you can decorate them with whatever sprinkles you have available. They only require 3 ingredients chocolate, Mikado’s and sprinkles!  They take a bit of practice and you have to work quite quickly, in the end, you do get something that…

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Mincemeat Tiffin Bar

Ever wondered what to do with that little bit of Mincemeat and mince pies? Well, I have the answer, and it’s a chocolate, biscuit and all sorts of goodness of a answer! I have made Tiffin bars before and absolutely love them! However, I have never thought of making these Christmas specials. If…

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