Lemon Cake

At Easter I was doing a bit of baking for a big family lunch. I made a full cake from the Chocolate Guinness and Baileys Cupcakes and decided to play around with a recipe for a Lemon Cake too.

French Toast – Two Ways!

French Toast, Pain Perdu, Eggy Bread… the list of names for this dish is endless. They are all essentially the same thing: old bread dipped in egg and milk or cream and fried in butter. The name ‘Pain Perdu’ translates to lost bread as it refers to stale bread that would otherwise have been lost […]

Overnight Oats or Bircher Muesli

This is another bandwagon that I am shamelessy jumping on! Nearly all healthy eating websites are promoting this as a convenient breakfast. I don’t think they’d approve of my version using so much Greek yogurt though. Basically, overnight oats are 1 part oats mixed with 1 part liquid and left to soak overnight in the […]

Ricotta Pancakes

  I know, I know, you’re probably all completely over pancakes at the stage. I’m never over pancakes, I love Pancake Tuesday because I can eat them all day without feeling guilty. I would eat them every day If it didn’t mean I’d be the size of a house!

Pavlova

This pavlova is from Nigella Lawson’s How to Eat, her first cookbook. It is a great, comprehensive starter cookbook as it has a huge variety of recipes and very clear instructions.