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Snacks & Sides

Cheese Straws

These Cheese Straws are incredibly addictive. They're quick and easy to make which is good because they won't last long and you'll be making more very soon!  what are cheese straws? Cheese Straws are the most delicious thin strips of pastry which are heavily flavoured with cheese. Depending on the recipe, different flavourings are added. Their origin is unknown but they are popular in the UK and Southern US. They're flaky, buttery and packed with cheesy goodness making them ... continue reading...

Snacks & Sides

Quick Sausage Rolls

These Quick Sausage Rolls are as the name suggests; quick. They're so quick and easy that you could have a freshly baked sausage roll ready in no time! Who doesn't love a sausage roll? There are few things tastier than a freshly baked sausage roll. The fantastic thing about them is you can make them very quickly and easily.  Sausage Rolls can have all sorts of fancy flavour combinations. But the classic is a good quality pork sausage wrapped in deliciously flaky puff pastry. ... continue reading...

Biscuits, Cookies & Traybakes

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Incredibly moist and lightly spiced cake smothered in smooth cream cheese frosting. These Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are absolutely delicious.  What does pumpkin cake taste like? If you haven't tried pumpkin cake before, imagine carrot cake but slightly different. I realise that isn't helpful but this recipe has the familiar flavourings of cinnamon and the moistness of carrot cake, but the pumpkin provides something slightly different. Don't get put off by ... continue reading...

Main Course

Pork Fillet Stroganoff

This Pork Fillet Stroganoff is the perfect midweek meal. Quick, easy and really delicious, a recipe the whole family will enjoy.  Adapting a Mary Berry classic  This Pork Fillet Stroganoff is my adaptation of a Mary Berry recipe. Mary Berry makes a proper stroganoff which includes the traditional ingredients of mushrooms and onions. These are really not for me, so in my version I completely left them out! Also, I tweaked the other ingredients to make it more to my taste. I ... continue reading...

Cakes

Raspberry Bakewell Cake

This Raspberry Bakewell Cake is packed with fresh raspberries and jam. The delicious flavour of almonds goes perfectly with the raspberries making such a tasty cake.  What is a Raspberry Bakewell Cake? Bakewell is a traditional British dessert that is usually served in the form of a tart. There is usually a pastry tart case filled with an almond sponge and berries. This cake incorporates all of the delicious flavours but in cake form rather than a tart. For this recipe, I ... continue reading...