Sweet Saffron Spice

Hope you all have a wonderful merry Christmas and happy New Year.

As the title suggests, in my case this really is a last minute fruit cake. Even to the extent that unlike me I didn’t check to see what ingredients I had. However, I changed a few things and I think it worked out really well. […]

  Ever since my grandson was about 3 we have made gingerbread houses together at Christmas.  At the age of 3 he used to eat large amounts of the uncooked dough before  I had a chance to bake it. He also used to lean on […]

  As Christmas is fast approaching I thought I had better get on with something else suitable for the festive season. I came across this recipe for an eggnog bundt cake and thought it sounded really nice.  I also had some buttermilk in the fridge […]

I came across this recipe for fudge on the Nestle Bakers’ Corner and because it didn’t use condensed milk like so many other recipes do, I felt compelled to give it a try. It is a very easy recipe with only a few ingredients, but lots […]

This is my version of this popular dish using chicken. It is so quick and easy to prepare but really delicious. It can be used as an entree or main meal. We usually make it for dinner and it is one of my grandsons’s favourite […]

I was checking through some of the magazines and books I have for Christmas recipes and came across this one, a Rum & Raisin Christmas Tree.  I adapted the recipe from Donna Hay The Perfect Christmas Magazine Dec/Jan 2014.  It is a twist on a […]