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Spooky Halloween Spider Cookies

8/15/2019

The other day I made homemade raisin cookies with my little lady, which were yummy (even if I do say so myself!) You can check out the recipe here.

We decided it wasn't enough to just have cookies, we needed to jazz them up! So we turned them into spooky Halloween spiders! It was so easy to do, and a great way to get us being creative! Check out how we did it below:

Ingredients

Raisin cookies you have made
Maltesers
Large chocolate drops
Coloured writing icing tubes

method

1. Using one of the writing icing tubes squeeze two small dollops onto the centre of your cookie.
2. Place a malteser and large chocolate drop onto each dollop of icing. Push down slightly so that they stick. (in time the icing will set, sticking the malteser and chocolate drop in place)
3. Using your writing icing tubes draw the legs, and eyes onto the cookies.
4. Add icing spots onto the malteser, if you want the spiders to look even more spooky!
5. Repeat the process for all of your cookies
6. Enjoy eating your spooky Halloween spiders!

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Easy Salmon, dill and BROCCOLI QUICHE RECIPE

8/13/2019

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Quiche is a meal I have always loved to eat but never had the courage to make. As I am on a mission to learn how to cook, so I can teach my little lady I had to have a go! I made a salmon, broccoli and dill quiche. It actually turned out pretty well (much to my surprise!) check out the recipe below:

Ingredients

A ready-made pastry case (or make your own)
Two pre cut small salmon fillets
A quarter of a medium sized broccoli
1 tablespoon of chopped dill
5 eggs, beaten
100ml milk
250ml double cream
A pinch of salt and pepper for seasoning

Method

Cook the salmon on 180 degrees for 20/25 minutes approx. (all ovens vary)
Cut (into small pieces) and boil the broccoli for about 8/10 minutes
Leave the salmon and broccoli to cool
In the meantime whisk the dill, eggs, milk and cream. Season well.
Flake the cooked salmon, and arrange with the broccoli in the bottom of the pastry case.
Pour over the dill, egg, milk and cream mix evenly.
Bake for 30-40 minutes
Serve warm, or at room temperature.

This recipe will serve 8 people approx. Happy making KX

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RAISIN Cookie Recipe

8/10/2019

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I am desperately trying to teach myself to bake, so that my little lady can learn too! The other day we decided to bake Raisin Cookies together! It was my first time making them. I don’t want to blow my own trumpet but I was so proud with the outcome! Team work is the key! I have popped the recipe here for you to have a go, if you would like to!

INGREDIENTS

260 grams plain flour
2 tea spoons of baking powder
¼ tea spoon of salt
170g unsalted butter at room temp
200g of light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tea spoon of vanilla extract
2-4 tablespoons of milk
125g seedless raisins

method

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (some ovens may vary)
Step 2: Butter two large baking trays
Step 3: Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl
Step 4: In a different bowl mix the butter until it is light and creamy, using an electric whisk.
Step 5: Add the sugar and mix until the consistency is light and fluffy
Step 6: Mix in the egg and vanilla extract, then add the separate bowl of flour and mix well.
Step 7: Add the right amount of milk to make the mixture soft.
Step 8: Add the raisins and mix until combined.
Step 9: For each cookie you only need one mounted tea spoon of mixture. Pop it on to the baking tray, leaving about a 4cm space between each one.
Step 10: Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes until the edges are golden brown, and the tops are soft.
Step 11: Carefully remove the cookies onto a cooling rack. Leave to cool.
Step 12: Eat and enjoy!

This recipe will make 30 cookies approx. Happy making KX

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EASY cHICKEN bAKE

8/8/2019

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As a busy mum on the go, I am always looking for new, healthy, and easy family meals to cook. I made this and it was yummy, and great for all of the family! It was a good way of getting my toddler (who is two) to try new foods too!

INGREDIENTS

4 chicken breasts
3 medium sized white potatoes
1 red onion (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (mashed)
50g grated mozzarella
1.5 tablespoons of olive oil
A couple of pinches of salt, pepper and paprika for seasoning

Method

Step 1.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees (some ovens vary)
Step 2.
Chop and fry off your onion. In the meantime cut your potatoes into cubes and place in a large bowl. Add garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir together well.
Step 3.
Spread the potato mix and the softened onions into a oven proof dish, and bake for about 20 minutes.
Step 4.
Remove your oven proof dish from the oven and add the 4 chicken breasts evenly amongst the mix.
Step 5.
Season the chicken breasts to taste with the paprika, salt and pepper.
Step 6.
Bake for a further 25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly and the potatoes are brown.
Step 7.
Sprinkle your grated mozzarella cheese over the top. Pop it back in the over until the cheese melts.
Step 8.
Serve and enjoy!

This recipe serves 4 people. Happy making KX

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Fruit and Strawberry Yogurt ICE LOLLIES

8/1/2019

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As we are in the summer months my little lady (who is two) has a new found love for ice lollies! I have been finding that a lot of the shop ones are full of unwanted extras, so I have decided to start making my own! Today I made some yummy ones, so I thought I would share my recipe with you! Check it out below:

Ingredients

150g (a small punnet) of fresh blueberries
Half a tin of chopped red grapefruit
2 table spoons of honey, divided
2 small pots of children’s strawberry yogurt

Method:

Using a blender or a hand blender, puree the fresh Blueberries with two teaspoons of honey, then set aside. Clean the blender. Puree the tinned red grapefruit (make sure you drain the grapefruit first) with 4 tea spoons of honey.
Layer the ice lollies as follows: 2 tea spoons of grapefruit purée, two tea spoons of strawberry yogurt, two tea spoons of blueberry purée and one tea spoon of red grapefruit purée. Make sure purée is your last layer.
Tap the mould to make sure the layers settle. Use a skewer to drag vertically from the bottom to the top of the mould to create a slight swirl.
Insert the ice lolly sticks in the centre of each mould. Freeze for at least 6 hours.

This recipe serves 4 people. To sweeten add more honey. Happy making KX

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Raspberry and Banana Cake Recipe

7/31/2019

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There is no secret, I absolutely love banana cake! I thought I would have a go at jazzing up the traditional banana cake recipe, by adding some fresh Raspberries into the mix! It works a treat, the sharp flavour of the Raspberries are a fab balance on the taste buds. I have popped the ingredients and method below so you can have a go!

Ingredients:

150g butter
200g sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 large ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
240g self-raising flour
120ml milk
75g/100g of fresh raspberries
A pinch of salt

Method:

Step 1:
Preheat your oven to 180c. Grease your loaf tin with butter, using tin foil.

Step 2:
Using an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until it becomes a nice light colour. Add the eggs. I pop them into a cup first and add them in batches, beating well after each addition.

Step 3:
Stir in the mashed banana. Sift the flour over the banana mix. Add the milk and a pinch of salt. Fold with a spoon until the mix is combined. Carefully then fold in the fresh raspberries.

Step 4:
Spoon the mixture into your greased loaf tin. Bake for about an hour (all ovens vary), or until a skewer inserted into the centre of your loaf comes out clean. Cool for 10/15 minutes. Then remove onto a wire rack and let the loaf cool completely before eating.

Happy making KX

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