Recipes

February is the month of love and although Mr M and I don’t usually celebrate Valentine’s Day, I wanted to make something special for him as 2021 was definitely not a great year. Once upon a time, we would make a special dinner each…

These delicious tarts are very versatile. You can use them as an entree, a snack or an inclusion in your picnic basket. They are quick and easy to make, even the pastry! Individual Camembert & Asparagus Tarts Serves 8 – we used 2 and…

Who doesn’t love dessert and this Chocolate Heart with Rasbperries & Yogurt was perfect to finish off our special 3-course Valentine’s dinner. A no-bake dessert that was fairly easy to make and looked pretty impressive when decorated. I didn’t have a heart-shaped tin so…

This recipe literally takes 20 minutes to prepare and make. It is quick, easy, healthy and tastes – so what’s not to like? Mr M purchased an air fryer last year and I have to admit we don’t use it often enough. We do…

I’m a fan of Bananas. I love them on toast with peanut butter, on their own, in a smoothie, banana bread, banana cake and muffins. I haven’t baked for a few weeks and wanted something quick, easy and healthy as a snack, for lunch…

Although we are heading into Summer where I live, over the Winter break both my darling and I suffered with coughs and colds – no not COVID thank goodness, although we are both veterans now at having COVID tests! In pre-COVID days we would…

Mike and I have been down with bad coughs and colds on and off for the last 4 weeks. We’ve both had a couple of COVID tests which came back negative. For both of us it is a combination of our immune systems being…

I’ve discovered that my two grandsons love baking. Ethan (E1) is 7 years old and Elliot (E2) is 3. Children have a wonderful gift of helping you to Live in the Moment, don’t they? During the last school holidays and a recent sleepover with…

My friend, Wendy from Wendy’s Way to Health has a recipe for Banana and Walnut Bread which is delicious, but what do you do when you don’t have bananas? You improvise! I had some dates and had to modify the recipe to keep it…