Recipes

Last week's Tasty Tuesday was Festive Snowman Cupcakes and this week we're keeping up the seasonal traditional, but turning our tastebuds to irresistible cocktails! 

On special festive mornings, us Brits love traditional tasty Bucks Fizz - a sweet and naughty treat whilst everyone celebrates Christmas day. How about, this year, getting creative and trying out this gorgeous extra festive recipe? Christmas Morning Mimosas! Super simple with only a few ingredients, but guaranteed to taste wonderfully crisp and full of flavour, this is a must-have recipe for the Christmas season. 

There is nothing more comforting at Christmas time than a deliciously tasty Hot Chocolate, and what's even better? When it is topped up with some festive Orange Liqueur... this drink is super easy and quick to make, and totally worth it for the festive feels! On special festive mornings, especially when it's super chilly outside, there is nothing better than a delicious, warming hot chocolate! 

We love these white chocolate chip cookies with cranberries.  Just perfect for a Christmas recipe to prepare for family and friends, or a healthy (reasonably healthy!) treat at any time.  You could also give them as a gift!  Simply fill up a large pint size cookie jar with the ingredients, add some ribbon and a handmade tag with instructions on how to make. 

There are so many reasons to love Winter!  As the Season begins it always seems like a long stretch ahead of us, it gets dark too early now and it's getting a lot colder. But think chatting around a cosy fire, Christmassy scented candles, hot delicious casseroles and my Winter time favourite.... hot chocolate! This delicious hot chocolate recipe is made with chile peppers and cinnamon, guaranteed to heat you up in no time!

Inspired by the Hummingbird Bakery's Red Velvet Cake (a place my daughter had great fun working in over the Summer) we have a delicious recipe for you. Here's our version... Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese and White Chocolate!  There was a feeling these were going to be one very odd cookie but I'm delighted to say they were absolutely delicious, especially chilled.

Preparing this recipe was a joy because there's nothing quite like the aroma of fresh cookie dough for building anticipation!  The finished cookies were deliciously soft. There are many different variations you can try such as white chocolate chips or white chocolate drizzled over the top for maximum impact and taste.  Or you could use your favourite yoghurt instead of cream cheese. 

Make time to bake these yummy cupcakes for they will star in your dreams until you do! These gorgeous Strawberries and Cream cupcakes are a luscious treat for you to enjoy absolutely any time or serve for afternoon tea. They are very easy to bake and so light and fluffy, you can prepare your strawberries and cream whilst the cupcakes are baking for around 12 minutes so you can enjoy the sublime taste in no time at all!

These English Summer Garden Cupcakes are so much fun to bake and decorate and we guarantee your kids will absolutely love and devour them!  They'll be even more fun to eat if you're able to take the kids and pick all your own raspberries.

Our latest hamper to arrive for Summer is the Pimms and Savouries Hamper, filled with delicious savoury snacks and complete with lemonade, ready to serve with your No.1 Pimm's Cup.  And with Wimbledon starting this week what better way to enjoy all those strawberries than with a glass of Pimms? Yes, when Wimbledon starts so does a temporary craze with Pimms!