I love cooking and baking. I own far too many books and have wasted far too much paper printing off recipes from the internet. If I find a recipe I like, I’ll make it with my kids and tweak it each time to make it my own. Sometimes that just means quantity (scaling up is usually easier than scaling down, so if a recipe calls for eggs, I usually aim to perfect the 1-egg version), or sometimes it means leaving out the ingredients the children refuse to eat even if it meant going hungry that night.

I like simplicity, my recipe writing leans towards increased bulletpoints to decrease wordcount so don’t be put off by the number of steps.

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  BBQ Buns
  Buns don’t stay fresh long and take up significant freezer space, so when kids ask for a spontaneous BBQ we should just say “no, we don’t have time” right? Absolutely not! With this recipe you can be mixing ingredients straight after school and eating fresh buns by dinner!
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  One-Shot Brownie
  Everything is made in one small pan, and eaten from that pan, which makes it quick, easy and most of all fun, without mess, fuss or leftovers. This serves two adults or a few kids, but I’ve also watched my 7 year old polish off the whole thing by themself.
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  Summer fruit macarons
  Macarons, they’re truly not as difficult as you might think but always a real treat, so give them a go! Fill these with your favourite flavoured jam and make a day ahead for a party pleaser. Or cheat and just fill with nutella and eat them watching your favourite show…