Never let anyone tell you you are too late! This fruit cake can be made at any time at all- even the day you want it. It’s a boiled fruit cake that can be mixed all in one pot before baking. It really is as simple as that. No marinating no creaming just mix, simmer…
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Halloween Eyeball Cupcakes
This is really the easiest cake. It is perfect for kids and frazzled Mothers. It doesn’t taste too sweet, has a soft lovely texture and you just mix it together. It’s a moist cake, add spices too if you want, but it’s equally good with vanilla alone. Grab yourself some eyeballs or severed fingers and…
Buttercream secrets + Severed Finger Halloween Cake
I am going to share a recipe for the best most intense buttercream EVER. It’s a real game changer . I have the secret to Intense buttercream. Ramp up your cakes in the simplest and cheapest way possible with this intensly beautifully flavoured buttercream. You will be amazed at how simple this is to get…
Honey Pannacotta, Raspberry Jelly.
Woohoo this is such an easy dessert but ever so impressive. Honey Pannacotta will be a dessert you will make over and over again. Pannacotta is an easy dessert. The only tricky part is un-moulding it, so we are going to skip that bit and serve it in a glass. So much more civilised don’t…
Red Velvet Cake simple easy Christmas Cake
I searched high and low for this Red Velvet Cake recipe and believe me, it comes through with the goods. It is childishly simple yet perfect in taste and texture. This Red Velvet cake is a simple stir together one. I was in the middle of experimenting how I could simplify making a Red Velvet Cake…
I do Foodi tours. The Sweet Spot
I do Foodi Tours. For year & a half now, on the weekend I have been helping people hit their sweet spot. I am sure you will agree after taking a quick glance around this website, that desserts are pretty close to my heart. I am not scared of sugar, not at all in fact…
Chocolate Rocky Road Christmas Trees
Chocolate Rocky Road Christmas Trees? What a great idea! These Chocolate Rocky Road Christmas Trees are a repeat. Well, it was really good the last time I made it too but on one of the occasions that My Kitchen Stories was hacked it disappeared. So it has returned for more Christmas glory. Look out here…
Spooky Halloween Eyeball Slice
What on earth could be better for Halloween than an Spooky Eyeball Slice. Come on! This Spooky Halloween Eye Ball Slice is so easy it practically doesn’t need a recipe. It’s not the best darn slice you have ever eaten but it is loads of fun for kids to make and eat at Halloween ….
Gorgeous Chocolate Cake with Easter Eggs
This is a Gorgeous Chocolate Cake with Easter Eggs, but anytime you want a simple one bowl cake, this is it! I know that this may look a bit tricky but I promise it is quite easy. It’s all in the decorating. Make it up to 4 days ahead and keep it in the refrigerator….
Roasted Cauliflower White Bean Dip.
Oh wow. Happy New Year. January is here! I hope you have been making and eating lots of delicious food with your family and friends. We had this Roasted Cauliflower White Bean Dip during the holidays and each time it disappeared very fast. I was a little unsure when I took it to the first…
Easy Pork Terrine with Dates
Easy Pork Terrine This is such a great thing to make in the holidays. I love having something in the fridge that can stack up as an appetiser, lunch dinner or a snack. This time of the year is so lovely to be just getting something out of the fridge and not have to think…
Prawn Skewers with Coriander, Lime and Palm Sugar Plus MORE!
Prawn Skewers with Coriander, Lime and Palm sugar Ok . here is my idea of heaven. Prawn Skewers with Coriander, Lime and Palm Sugar. Ahem. We have very little time left to start preparing some kind of delicious thing to eat…what will you be feasting on when all the shops are shut on Christmas Day and…
Stuffing Balls. A new way to make Stuffing
All of a sudden it was Christmas and the family just couldn’t get it together between them to decide what they were going to eat at the biggest feast of the year. Some wanted a modern easy to prepare feast like a barbecue with seafood and salads and great big comfy chairs looking towards the…
Mushroom Pate amazingly useful (and tasty)
Mushroom Pate. People last week said I looked younger. I hadn’t had more sleep. No. I have been burning the midnight oil as usual, in fact I went out almost every night last week, so it wasn’t that. It wasn’t a lighter work load or a surprise gift or even a nice compliment that could…
Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts- Feel Good Food
Totally delicious Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts. Yes it’s true. fruit mince tarts! To me, food is about variety. It’s about healthy balanced eating and cooking. No strict adherence to any specific kind of diet. No overdoing it on super foods or Paleo stuff or bliss balls for me. I like them all at different…
Spooky Halloween Chocolate Cake
The first time I was ever in the US, I went to a Halloween party. I was totally unprepared for just how serious a dress up party at Halloween is there. My friend and I made a half hearted effort to find a couple of witches hats and trotted off to a party that blew…