Sweet Saffron Spice

The school my grandson attends is a “nut free” zone and it is always challenging to find a recipe that does not include nuts in some way. Just to give him something different from the usual fruit and carrot sticks for “play lunch” it was nice […]

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 […]

Sorting out some of my many magazines I came across this recipe for an Almond Angel Friand With Raspberries in the Healthy Food Guide.  My first thought when reading the ingredients was that it wasn’t like most friands that I have made before as there […]

Already holidays are over and it’s back to school for most boys and girls, my grandson included. With the increased awareness of children with allergies it is more difficult to provide snacks for our children that love to eat nuts.  When I came across this […]

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 […]

My grandson plays numerous games that involves Zombies, both at home and at school. I thought I would make some Zombie cookies for him in time for Halloween. Where I live Halloween is not very popular, unlike other parts of the world. I am aware […]

As almond macarons have become extremely popular recently the coconut macaroon appears to have been pushed aside.  You might ask what is the difference? The coconut macaroon generally is a basic mixture of egg and coconut dropped onto a baking tray in little mounds and […]

For my first post I thought it would be nice to include my grandson. He loves getting involved with the cooking, particularly when it is for cookies, and especially when he can lick the mixing spoons at the end.