Fantastic Flapjack
I’ve tried lots of flapjack recipes over the years but this one consistently gives the ideal mixture of crunch and chew! It’s always a hit at our meetings with the mums and children alike. And the...
View ArticleLuscious Lemon Cake
This recipe came from my friend after I tasted it at her house – so I have no idea of its true origins, but it is a great cake to make – quick, easy and very tasty. I have made this for Mum’s The Boss...
View ArticleChristmas Baking Carnival – The Recipes!
We are delighted to be hosting our very first Carnival on a subject very close to our hearts – baking! We asked you to send us links to recipes for some of your favourite festive cakes, biscuits and...
View ArticleRecipe Road Test
I’m ashamed to admit it has taken me 40 years to have this great idea, but now I have, I thought I would a) share it with you and b) ask your advice. This week I borrowed 2 cookery books from my local...
View ArticleA Tale of Eleven Chocolate Bars
A month ago, if you had asked me what my dream job would be, I would probably have replied with something flippant like Johnny Depp’s personal secretary or a chocolate taste tester. Well, my friends,...
View ArticleFive Uses for Squishy Bananas
One thing you can guarantee about kids is that they are contrary. One week they love something, the next they won’t touch it with a barge-pole. Such is the case, in our house, with bananas. My girls...
View ArticleBreathtaking Banoffee Brownies
As a result of my blog post last week, containing 10 recipes using squishy bananas, I had a go at making Caramel Banana Blondies. However I have renamed them Banoffee Brownies because I think it’s a...
View ArticleFruity summer puddings
Much as I love baking and cakes I also love making puddings and my favourite are summer ones – lighter and fruity. Here are 3 of my favourites that use red summer fruits and like most of my cooking –...
View ArticleThe MTB Pudding Carnival
I LOVE Autumn – it has to be my favourite time of year. The trees start to change colour, frosty mornings, boots and jumpers are back ‘in’ and I can have a bath and get in my PJ’s at 7pm and it doesn’t...
View ArticleNational Baking Week: Our Favourite MTB Cake Recipes
To celebrate National Baking Week (17th-23rd October) we thought we would revisit some of our favourite cake recipes on the blog to give you some baking inspiration. As anyone who has been to one of...
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