Gifts

It’s that time of year where you start making truffles specially liquor truffles. I opted for more well known Baileys Truffles, but you can get very adventurous and try whiskey, rum and even kirsch truffles. These may get made over … Read More

Great kids little Christmas extra, some Reindeer food. You make these with or without the kids, and even little presents for young children! Sprinkle some of this food on Christmas Eve outdoors around the house and helps make sure Santa … Read More

Want to give a cute little present to someone that may have everything?! Don’t want to give the person a small smellies collections or chocolate? Why not get a little creative and try these Reindeer Hot Chocolate cones which are … Read More

These little guys are my newest creation for Teachers Christmas present this year! I have always made presents for the kids teachers every year from cakes and fudge to cookie mix jars and even jams or chutney. This year I … Read More

There is nothing more satisfying then making your own Diwali presents, specially after spending the best of the week making homemade Diwali sweets and treats. In cup cake cases I put 2-3 of the following Plain Penda, Chocolate Penda, Milk … Read More

It’s that time of year, end of school year. For the last few years I’ve been making seasonal fruit Jam. So today I decide to try Plum and Apple Jam. ingredients: 600g Plums ( after de-stoning and de-skinning) 250g Apples … Read More

Ingredients: 1kg of De- stoned & peeled Peach ( Donut Peaches and Regular Peaches) 100g of chopped apple 100ml of water 1 tbsp pectin 1 Juice of Lemon For this jam I used a mixture of flat peaches and regular … Read More

Ingredients: 1 kg chopped Pineapple 800g Sugar 1 Sachet Tate & Lyle Pectin 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice 1 knob Butter Sanitise the jars and jam funnel by washing in hot soap water, place on to a baking tray upside down. … Read More

This year for Easter, instead of buying normal Easter Eggs I decided to add a personal touch to my little presents but putting them together myself. I used: Cellophane Wrap Ribbon Mini Eggs ( 5 bags) 2 Packs of Mini … Read More

Its that time of year again and time for teachers Christmas presents – so what do I do?! Baked goodies? More Jam? More Chutney? I wanted to do something completely different – so I decided on making a Cookie Jar … Read More