Month: April 2014

European Travel – Venice

European Travel – Venice

  After leaving Milan it was only a short drive to where we had to leave the car before catching the water transport to our accommodation in Venice. We had researched quite a few accommodation places before booking on line and had decided to stay […]

Jake The Dog Cookies From Adventure Time

Jake The Dog Cookies From Adventure Time

One of my grandson’s favourite cartoon characters is Jake The Dog from Adventure Time. When he knew he was going to attend a Cartoon Camp during the school holidays and cookies were required Jake was it.  Part of the fun of the Cartoon Camp was […]

Easter – Hot Cross Buns

Easter – Hot Cross Buns

I’m not a huge fan of hot cross buns, but others in the family quite like them. Making your own allows you to decide what ingredients you include in the recipe. We found a recipe in Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes. Not […]

Vegetable Spaghetti

Vegetable Spaghetti

I can remember a long time ago when the children were young cooking a squash which resembled spaghetti. It was something I really enjoyed and so did the rest of the family. At a fruit and veg shop I recently visited they had quite a […]

Rhubarb And Orange Cake With Flaked Almonds

Rhubarb And Orange Cake With Flaked Almonds

I really enjoy rhubarb particularly when it is in a cake. I used to make one which had custard in the cake as well, but was a little fiddly to put together. May be I might share it with you at a later date. This […]