Tag Archives: home baking

Banana, sultana and almond loaf

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Katie Bryson

Manky banana alert – why can’t we ever get through the damned things? No matter how green they are when I buy them they ripen in an instant – infuriating. Well only slightly coz it’s always an excuse to bake … Continue reading →

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Win OXO Good Grips hand-held egg beater

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Katie Bryson

The guys at OXO Good Grips sent me this little fella to play with – I’ve not seen a hand-held mixer like this since I did Home Economics at school! It’s hardly a dinosaur though as this new model has … 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 →

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Home-made gift idea: Chocolate caramel squares

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Katie Bryson

This has to be one of my all time favourite sweet treats, something my mum can throw together with her eyes closed after years of providing the WI market stall with it, but i’d never attempted it before. Once again, … Continue reading →

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Bake sale orange and poppy seed cupcakes

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Katie Bryson

I love it when I can tick off two tasks in one go – and on this occasion it was baking for the school cake stall and writing an article about a recipe using orange. Love it! So after a … Continue reading →

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Edible gifts: Lemon chewies with honey

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Katie Bryson

When you’re dropping in to see people and you’ve got your children in tow, the best thing I can do to make up for the ensuing mayhem is bring edible gifts. Jams and chutneys work well, but a bag of … Continue reading →

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Cooking with kids over Christmas

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Katie Bryson

The Christmas holidays are zooming towards us – and once school is out you’ll be needing little projects to keep the kids busy in the run-up to the big day. Trips to the numerous festive-themed events put on for kids … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Rocky road cupcakes

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Sponsored post Now that my little ones are having packed lunches a few days a week I thought it’d be a good idea to bake a batch of cakes at the weekend rather than spend a fortune on cereal bars. … Continue reading →

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While the vegetarian’s away: sausage, cider and potato pie

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Matthew was away and his parents were in town, the meat eaters out numbered the lone veggie… so I decided to knock out some flesh dishes… we had roast beef and yorkshires one night, and the next I made this … Continue reading →

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