My mums Pavlova

Ive been making ice cream for a few weeks now and one of the side effects is an abundance of egg whites that are clogging up my freezer. Ive been wracking my brains on what to do with all these egg whites and then it hit me…Pavlova For as long as I can remember my…

Mid-week Mini Roast

OK its Monday – I was too knackered to cook a roast dinner yesterday but had shopped for all the bits so needed to use everything up.  Obviously I dont have time for a full on roast today so I popped the beef into the freezer and took out some chicken breasts this morning I…

My PB&J Ripple Ice cream

Last week I made some vanilla ice cream with my new ice cream maker. This was gorgeous but was really just practise. Ive been determined to actually make real ice cream, like the stuff I want to sell in my ice cream van next summer and one flavour I’ve wanted to ‘invent’ for a while is…

My first attempt at Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

OK so this is Ironic – Ive got my own ice cream van but I’ve never made ice cream myself. Finally after years of procrastination I have bitten the bullet and bought myself an impressive looking Cuisinart Ice cream maker. Now this bad boy is beautiful but strictly for personal use – it would take…

My almost Hungarian cherry cake

Today is a very special day in our office. We are holding our first coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research and im very excited. We decorated the office last evening and I then went home to commence baking. After several requests I made my infamous Chocolate fudge cake but I also wanted to try something new…

Mini Hasselback Potatoes

Yesterday was Sunday, It was miserable & cold out – most definitely a Roast Chicken Dinner kinda day. After a quick trips to the supermarket I got a really nice size chicken for £3.50 (thank you Sainsbury’s!) which I basted with lemon and pepper and popped in the oven together with some stuffing I threw together. I was just about to peel…

Have you ever had one of those days/weeks/years..?

Well I promised a blog a week and this week has been a tough one. Work has been absolute up to the wall manic  – with lots and lots going on and me feeling pulled in 15 different directions every day. Home has been home, also with lots going on, planning for attending my brothers…

It’s a Yes for Marriage Equality in Ireland #MarRef

Congratulations Ireland For the first time, since marriage equality campaigning began, a whole country has had the opportunity to vote for, or against, Equal Marriage – and by overwhelming majority have voted for equality. With both sides sure of victory it appeared to be a closely divided campaign. However by truly giving individuals the opportunity to influence change…