Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce

We all have those staple go to dishes in our households; those dishes we make almost every week. It’s a dish we know the whole family will enjoy and it’s pretty quick and easy to knock together. For me that dish is Pasta. I know the girls will sit down and eat it with minimal fuss and I know that after a busy day it can be ready super quickly. As you guys may well have read I have been using the Be Food Smart App a lot recently to take a closer look at what we’re eating and find…

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No Bake Easter Rocky Road

Easter is right around the corner; you know what that means.. it’s time for chocolate, more chocolate followed by a topping of chocolate. I am sharing the super easy recipe for my No Bake Easter Rocky Road! No Bake Easter Rocky Road Ingredients 300g Milk Chocolate 50g Melted Butter Digestive Biscuits Marshmallows Decorations – I used mini eggs and creme eggs Method  Melt your chocolate in a heat proof bowl over a pan of boiling water. Stir in the melted butter until all combined together. Crush the biscuits and add to the chocolatey mix. Add marshmallows – if the chocolate…

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Easy Peasy Chocolate and Banana Muffins

A couple of weeks ago Lottie and I spent the afternoon getting our bake on. I raided the cupboards to see what we had in and we knocked together these Chocolate and Banana muffins. I was winging it just a little bit but they turned out to be so tasty I wanted to share this super simple recipe with you all. The Ingredients 3 bananas (the riper the better) 200g self raising flour 100g caster sugar 50g cocoa powder 150g milk or dark chocolate (chunks or chips) 1 egg 4 tablespoons vegetable oil The Method In a bowl Mash the…

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Apple Pancake Recipe

One of the tastiest dates in a foodies calendar is fast approaching. Pancake day is right around the corner, so get it in your diaries (28th Feb) and have your frying pans at the ready. Today I have teamed up with Pink Lady® and I am sharing with you a super simple, delicious apple pancake recipe that will be sure to win the kids over this pancake day. If you’re anything like me you’ll like your pancakes sweet, which usually means lots of sugar and lots of lemon which is not the healthiest option. This recipe will give your pancakes a delicious, subtle sweet…

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Stuffed Snozzcumber’s Inspired By The BFG

Ever since we went to the BFG premier back in the summer the girls have had BFG fever, they can often be found stomping about playing giants or having Frobscottle tea parties with the queen! When we arrived home one day to a big box of BFG goodies to celebrate the release of the DVD excitement levels reached an all time high. They couldn’t wait to watch the film again so we decided to have a special DVD night with snacks inspired from the BFG. I decided on some Stuffed Snozzcumbers, if you remember from the film a snozzcumber is the…

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3 Ways to enjoy Little Yeos

Please tell me I am not the only one who picks up there children every day from school and is met with wails of starvation?? I get it, it’s a long day for them and it’s just so easy to give them a little biscuit or a packet of crisps to keep them going till dinner time but for my girls it just fills them up on junk and then they aren’t interested in a meal I have cooked for them. I’ve just stopped buying it out of sight out of mind but they are still hungry so I have…

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Baby-Led Weaning Cheesy Vegetable Muffins Recipe

When you’re starting out with baby-led weaning, finding snacks that are soft, nutritious, and easy for little hands to hold can feel like a challenge. That’s why I love these Cheesy Vegetable Muffins – they’re packed with hidden veg, full of flavour, and just the right texture for babies and toddlers. They’re also brilliant for older kids as a healthy after-school snack or a lunchbox filler, so the whole family can enjoy them. This makes them a real go-to recipe in our house – whether for weaning, packed lunches, or quick bites on the go. I created this recipe with…

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