Food & Drink

Lois Barnes Mon, 24th Nov 2025 at 14:00 Recipes, Baking, Batch cooking, Christmas

These adorable festive biscuits are a fun and easy way to entertain the kids during the Christmas holidays. Get your little ones mixing, rolling and using their creative skills to decorate the melting snowmen, then enjoy tasting their masterpieces!... These adorable festive biscuits are a fun and easy way to entertain the kids during the Christmas holidays. Get your little ones mixing, rolling and using their creative skills to decorate the melting snowmen, then enjoy tasting their masterpieces!... These adorable festive biscuits are a fun and easy way to entertain the kids during the Christmas holidays. Get your little ones mixing, rolling and using their creative skills to decorate the melting snowmen, then enjoy tasting their masterpieces!...

Lois Barnes Fri, 24th Oct 2025 at 09:00 Recipes, Baking, Dessert

Christmas is just around the corner, so we’ve given our trusty brownie recipe a seasonal festive twist and added dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. These fudgy, indulgent treats are perfect for serving with a cuppa when family and... Christmas is just around the corner, so we’ve given our trusty brownie recipe a seasonal festive twist and added dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. These fudgy, indulgent treats are perfect for serving with a cuppa when family and... Christmas is just around the corner, so we’ve given our trusty brownie recipe a seasonal festive twist and added dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. These fudgy, indulgent treats are perfect for serving with a cuppa when family and...

Lois Barnes Sat, 23rd Aug 2025 at 09:00 Recipes, Baking, Vegetarian, Dessert

Crumbly, zingy and deliciously moreish, these citrus-flavoured flapjacks will have you coming back for more... and more! With a triple hit of lemon – zest in the oats, followed by a layer of lemon curd, then topped with lemon juice icing... Crumbly, zingy and deliciously moreish, these citrus-flavoured flapjacks will have you coming back for more... and more! With a triple hit of lemon – zest in the oats, followed by a layer of lemon curd, then topped with lemon juice icing... Crumbly, zingy and deliciously moreish, these citrus-flavoured flapjacks will have you coming back for more... and more! With a triple hit of lemon – zest in the oats, followed by a layer of lemon curd, then topped with lemon juice icing...

Lois Barnes Sat, 19th Jul 2025 at 09:00 Recipes, Baking, Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Dessert

It had never occurred to me to use strawberries in a crumble before. I regularly make apple or blackberry and apple crumbles, occasionally a pear crumble, and I've even made a peach crumble (which was delicious, by the way), but I've never made one... It had never occurred to me to use strawberries in a crumble before. I regularly make apple or blackberry and apple crumbles, occasionally a pear crumble, and I've even made a peach crumble (which was delicious, by the way), but I've never made one... It had never occurred to me to use strawberries in a crumble before. I regularly make apple or blackberry and apple crumbles, occasionally a pear crumble, and I've even made a peach crumble (which was delicious, by the way), but I've never made one...

Lois Barnes Tue, 20th May 2025 at 09:00 Recipes, Baking, Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-free

My son loves bananas. He’d probably eat a whole bunch every day if I let him, which means I usually end up buying at least a dozen every week with the food shop. If any of the bananas go a bit over-ripe, they normally end up being baked... My son loves bananas. He’d probably eat a whole bunch every day if I let him, which means I usually end up buying at least a dozen every week with the food shop. If any of the bananas go a bit over-ripe, they normally end up being baked... My son loves bananas. He’d probably eat a whole bunch every day if I let him, which means I usually end up buying at least a dozen every week with the food shop. If any of the bananas go a bit over-ripe, they normally end up being baked...

Lois Barnes Sun, 18th May 2025 at 09:00 Recipes, Baking, Vegan, Dairy-free, Weaning, Batch cooking

These four-ingredient oaty cookies are a perfectly simple yet wholesome snack for toddlers and young children. Made with naturally sweet banana and carrot, creamy peanut butter, and hearty oats, they’re soft, nutritious, and free... These four-ingredient oaty cookies are a perfectly simple yet wholesome snack for toddlers and young children. Made with naturally sweet banana and carrot, creamy peanut butter, and hearty oats, they’re soft, nutritious, and free... These four-ingredient oaty cookies are a perfectly simple yet wholesome snack for toddlers and young children. Made with naturally sweet banana and carrot, creamy peanut butter, and hearty oats, they’re soft, nutritious, and free...