Child Friendly

Child-friendly recipes.

Flapjack Biscuits

Flapjack Biscuits

How are we all doing in this crazy first week of lockdown due to Covid-19? There has been a lot of “Why”s and “When”s type of questions in this house. The kids are doing fine, in a way they seem to quite enjoy not being…

Children in Need Cupcakes

Children in Need Cupcakes

So I said I’d bake some cakes for Children In Need cake sale at work! And Thursday comes, mild panic set in as I was dreading to produce bear cakes like … Anyway I made myself a tea and set to work, it is fiddly…

Jam tarts by a 3 year-old

Jam tarts by a 3 year-old

After the Jubilee bank holiday we’re all feeling a bit worse for wear… James acquired a bad back (from doing what I do not know!), I’m more tired than ever, and Ashleigh had been going to bed late every single night. So on a whim…

Baking with Ashleigh – Lemon cupcakes

Baking with Ashleigh – Lemon cupcakes

Ashleigh’s been helping out in the kitchen for ages now, although his main job is still passing ingredients and stirring, he certainly stepped up and started demanding certain dishes to be cooked. (mostly chocolate cake and pancake…) Today we made some very simple lemon cupcakes.…

Choo choo cake!

Choo choo cake!

It was Master Ashleigh’s 2nd Birthday yesterday, and we had a little party at home. Due to the size of our house, we couldn’t invite everyone we know to the party, but that’s probably a good thing as I don’t think I can make more…

Cooking Moomins Part I – Moominpappa’s Tuna Spaghetti

Cooking Moomins Part I – Moominpappa’s Tuna Spaghetti

I was getting so excited last night, laying in bed reading my Moomins Cookbook, choosing from a range of Finnish dishes. Now I know what you think, you probably ask the question “What has Finnish food got to offer?” Well, same for British food when…