Category Archives: Breakfast

Pancakes two ways

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Katie Bryson

Pancake day is upon us this week, a fabulous excuse to cook up my favourite breakfast treat. Not that we need an excuse to be honest, we’ll often have them at weekends or birthday breakfasts. I wanted to give you … Continue reading →

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Lunchbox idea: banana muffins

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Katie Bryson

I had a bunch of manky bananas hanging on my kitchen worktop for longer than I should have – they went black and really started freaking me out so I quickly mashed them up and looked for a recipe to … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Lunches | Tagged baking, banana, cake, comfort food, family favourites, feeding boys, home baking, leftovers | 2 Comments

Weekend bake recipe: hey, blondie!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Reading this month’s Sainsbury’s Mag, I came across a massive feature on some of Dan Lepard’s amazing looking cakes with enormous glossy pictures of the most tempting array of goodies I’ve seen in quite a while. The squidgy banana blondies … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Edible Gifts | Tagged baking, baking recipe, banana, blondies, brazil nuts, breakfast, cake, cake recipe, comfort food, dan lepard, family favourites, feeding boys, home baking, recipe | 5 Comments

Quick lunch: eggy crumpets

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Eggy bread is lush. Fact. Eggy crumpets are super lush. FACT FACT FACT!!!!! We needed a quick and comforting lunch on Sunday when we were in the midst of a marathon weekend of birthday parties – Sam had three to … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Lunches, Speedy suppers, Storecupboard cooking, vegetarian | Tagged breakfast, brunch, comfort food, egg recipes, eggy bread, eggy crumpets, family favourites, lunch, quick recipe, quick supper, vegetarian | 10 Comments

Banana breakfast muffins

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Facing a long journey to France with the boys in the car is a daunting prospect. While Sam is happy to sit and watch DVDs on his little screen, Arlo cannot bear being in the car for very long and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Travel | Tagged banana, breakfast, breakfast on the go, cakes, cinnamon, feeding kids on the move, home baking, muffins, nutmeg, travel food, wholemeal flour | 5 Comments

Is it wise to buy budget bacon?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Katie Bryson

If there’s one thing we’re fond of in this house it’s a bacon sarnie. Crisp back bacon sandwiched between two slices of soft buttered white bread, with a smidgen of dijon mustard and lashings of ketchup. Sometimes nothing else will … Continue reading →

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Indulgent Breakfast Granola

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Having bought some oats in already to make flapjacks, I decided to use them up by rustling up some home-made granola. What a quick and satisfying little number this is by the way! I’d never really thought to make my … Continue reading →