The perfect strawberry milkshake

 Hey readers,

It is absolutely roasting outside so what better way to cool down with this amazing strawberry homemade milkshake, below is the recipe so you can do it yourself at home and enjoy. 

Ingredients 

* A high ball glass.

* 4 cubes of ice. 

* 4/5 strawberries per glass.

* 1/2 a cup of whole milk. 

*  2 big scoops of nice strawberry ice cream. 

*  Glug of cream (if you don't have any cream then you add in some sugar instead). 

Method. 

 Put all the ingredients in a food processor until the consistency is smooth and creamy then put them into the glass. If you are feeling fancy you could put a straw in the glass to drink it with. 

Enjoy!

Cheers for reading X

Easy pancake recipe.

 Hey readers,

Who doesn't like a good pancake and with Shove Tuesday this year on 1st March then you need my easy pancake recipe, no stress just tasty pancakes. 

Ingredients. 

* 100g flour

* 2 large eggs

* 300ml milk

* 1 tbsp on sunflower oil plus a bit more for the frying element. 

* Lemon juice (optional). 

* Caster sugar (optional). 

How to make pancakes. 

To make the batter sieve the flour, then make a well in the middle. Pour the egg slowly into the well and slowly whish the milk to make a smooth batter. He should be the consistency of pouring milk. 

Heat the frying pan and put a little oil to coat the pan. When it is hot enough get some kitchen roll and wipe away the access of oil left in the frying pan. Add a small ladleful of batter and tilt the pan to swirl the batter evenly and thinly. Cook the pancake for 1-2 minutes or until the pancake is golden underneath. 

Losen the edges of all the pancake with a palette knife. Flip over and cook for another minute or until golden. Slide on the plate and sprinkle some caster sugar and lemon onto the pancake. Of course, you don't have to that you can simply but whatever condiment you enjoy to have on your pancake. 

Enjoy X

How to make moon sand.

 Hey readers, 

Looking for some sensory fun then look no further than this easy activity you can do at home. It is really simple to make. 

Ingredients. 

* 8 tbsp of cornflour. 

* 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil. 

* A few drops of food colouring. 

How to make the moon sand.

1. Put the flour in the bowl, then slowly stir in the oil and food colouring. 

2. Rub the oil and colouring through the flour with your fingertips, as if you were making a pasty until the mixture feels sandy and no oil is visible.

 If the mixture feels too dry, add a few more drops of oil, or if the mixture is too soft, add some more flour. The consistency should be dry, shapeable clay, and crumbles fairly easily squeezed. 

Cheers for reading X 

Salted caramel truffles recipe.

Hey readers,

Truffles are fairly straightforward to make so why not have a go with my recipe below and enjoy :)

Ingredients.

* 70g of milk chocolate buttons. 

* 20g of salted butter caramel pieces. 

* 8g of chocolate powder. 

* 40ml of double cream.

How to make the chocolate truffles. 

1. Put the chocolate buttons into a bowl. 

2. Measure the cream into a jug and boil it in the microwave (this will take approximately 40 seconds). Alternatively, you can boil the cream in a pan on the hob. 

3. Pour the cream over the chocolate and allow it to stand for 3 minutes. 

4. Using the spatula, combine the chocolate and cream until you reach a smooth texture. Then add the caramel pieces and combine these fully into the ganache. 

5. Put it into the fridge to set for approximately 2 hours. You'll know when it's set when the ganache is firm enough to roll into a ball into your hands. 

Rolling the truffles.

The ganache will typically make 11 truffles using a teaspoon. Make sure you have clean, dry hands before rolling the truffles. 

6. Put the chocolate powder on a plate ready to roll the truffles. 

7. Take a teaspoon of the ganache and in the palm of your hands, roll it into a ball. 

8. Roll the truffle in the chocolate powder coasting fully and plate it on the plate. Repeat for the remaining ganache. 

Once made. 

Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge and consume them within 3 days. Enjoy at room temperature.

Cheers for reading X

Melting snowman cookie recipe

Hey readers, 

A nice little Christmas recipe you can do with the children is these super easy melting snowman cookies. 

These are perfect because it is not too complicated but will get anyone in a festive mood. 

What you will need.

*  12 cookies.

 * 12 white marshmallows.

 

* Red/green/yellow tube of writing icing.  

* 400g of fodent icing sugar. 

How to make the cookies.

1. Place the icing sugar into the bowl. Start with a teaspoon of water and mix into the icing. 

Keep adding a teaspoon of water each time until the icing gets to a runny consistency but think enough to coat on a spoon. 

2. Cut the marshmallows in half. 

3. Now getting the icing sugar and cover the cookie and add the marshmallow at the top of the cookie.

4. Give the cookie a couple of minutes to set the mixture. 

5. Get the red icing pen put two dots for the eyes and a red mouth on the marshmallow head.

6. A yellow dot for the nose on the marshmallow head. 

7. Get the red icing pen again and make a red scarf around the marshmallow.

8. Use all three icing writing pens and make dots on some of the cookie's tummies.

9. On the other half of the batch of cookies draw a yellow line down the tummy of the snowman and then yes red and green dots on the line to make it look like a snowman scarf. 

10. Allow some time for the icing to dry onto the cookies and then there you have some melting snowman cookies.

Enjoy!

Cheers for reading X

Pop-it chocolate bar recipe.

 Hey readers,

As pop-its are very popular at the moment then you may want to try out this fun pop-it activity making chocolate with a pop-it mold.

What you will need.

* Pop-it.

* A bar of chocolate - make sure it contains milk or milk powder but not whey powder or added protein.

 * A bag of  M&Ms.

Method. 

1. Make sure you that wash your pop-it to make sure nice and clean.

2. Enough water to not boil dry but not so much it touches the bar. Make the water simmer. Place the chocolate into a bowl and put it on top of the pan and keep checking until the chocolate is melted.   (You can also melt the chocolate in the microwave in a 10 to 20-second burst).

3. Next you need to put M&MS into the holes of the pop-it.

4. Pour the chocolate over the pop-it, making sure that it is covered all over.

5. Then place into the fridge and leave for a couple of hours, until the chocolate.

6. Peel pop-it from chocolate.

Cheers for reading X 

Iced cold coffee recipe.

 Hey readers, 

Looking for an awesome cold beverage to have during the summer. Then you need to try this iced cold coffee recipe down below. 

What you will need.

* Coffee (granules or filtered).

* Sugar.

* Coffee syrup.

* Ice cubes.

* Milk or cream.

How to make the iced cold coffee.

1. Make a cup of coffee and add sugar (optional) put it into a jug and mix well until it has dissolved. 

2. Let the coffee cool down to room temperature and then put the jug in the fridge for 1 hour so that it is chilled. 

3. Put some ice into the glass.

4.  Pour the coffee into the glass.

5. add some coffee syrup mix together there you have your iced coffee. 

Enjoy!

Cheers for reading X 

peppermint creme recipe

Hey readers,

A perfect treat to do in the kitchen is these peppermint creme treats. Easy to do and kid-friendly as well.  

Things you will need.

250g of icing sugar.

1 egg white.

Few drops of peppermint essence.

100g Dark chocolate.

Method.

1. Sieve the icing sugar in a bowl. add a little of the egg white and a few drops of the peppermint essence and mix really well. 

2. You will need to get the mixture into a soft dough, then keep adding little bits of the egg white until this happens. 

3. Add the peppermint essence try it every couple of drops so you get the strength of the peppermint right for your tastes. 

4. Break up the dough into small balls of dough then flatten them out with a disc of something, we used the bottom of a cup to flatten evenly. 

5. Put baking parchment onto a tray and space out the discs.

6. Next break up the chocolate into the bowl and place it into a microwave for intervals of 30 seconds and stir each time before placing back in the microwave. The chocolate needs to be melted thoroughly. 

7. Leave the chocolate out on the side for 5-10 minutes to enable it to cool down. 

8. Once the chocolate is cooled down, one by one get each disc and dip them into the chocolate so that they are half coated. 

9. Once all the discs have been covered you will need to leave them for 3-4 hours or overnight so that the mixture is set. 

Cheers for reading X

Stuffed potato skin recipe

 Hey readers,

Looking for a recipe that is comforting but also popular with everyone in the family? Then you need to check out these stuffed potato skin recipe. It doesn't cost the world and they taste so delicious. 

Did I not mention that is easy to knock up perfect if you are wanting something quick and easy for a meal in the week. 

What you will need.

* 4 baking potatoes.

* 4 Bacon strips.  

* A dollop of Sour cream on each potato.

* 20g of chopped chives.

* 100g of grated cheddar cheese. 

* 1 tbsp olive oil. 

* clove of garlic. 

* 1 tbsp butter.

Method. 

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C, fan 200°C. 

2. Prick the potatoes and cook them in the oven for an hour.

3. Take the potatoes out of the oven and leave them on the side to cool down for five minutes.

4. Then cut the potatoes in half, scoop out the middle section leaving the skins empty. Put the potatoes in a bowl and leave to the side.

5. You can put the skins back into the oven to keep warm. 

6. Next you will be concentrating on making the stuffing. 

7. Get a pan put some olive oil into the pan. cut up some garlic and add the bacon. When that is cooked mix into the potato mixture, add the cheese, chives and butter. Mash it all together so that it is blended in well.

8. Then take the skins out of the oven and scoop the mash into the skins and mould it to fit.

9. Put back in the oven for 15 minutes. 

10. Take out of the oven and add a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chives on top.

11. The stuffed potatoes are ready to be served.

Cheers for reading X

Quick pitta pizza recipe

 Hey readers, 

A quick recipe to do with kids is pitta bread pizza, it takes less than 15 minutes that the kids will love it. 

What you will need.

* Passata or tomato puree.

*Cheddar cheese -  whatever strength you want. I opted for medium.

 

* Sweetcorn.

* Red onion.

How to make. 

1. Preheat oven at temperature 200C/fan 180C.

2. Spread tomato puree or passata onto the pitta bread. I had passata and used the back of the spoon to spread onto the pitta to make an even spread.

3. Then sprinkle the cheese, onion, sweetcorn or whatever your tastes.

  

4. Place the pitta bread pizzas in the centre of the oven and cook for 10 minutes. 

5. Take the pitta bread pizzas out of the oven and place onto a plate.

 

There you have a quick and easy activity to do with kids and it is a perfect lunch idea as well for something a bit different. 

I forgot to say at the end the boys added peoormi but you don't have to. You can use any ingredients whatever tickles your taste buds or what you have available at your home. 

Cheers for reading X

How to make banana bread.

 Hey readers, 

Looking for something to do during lockdown then you have come to the right place.

 I have a simple banana cake you can make at home and use up unwanted bananas. 

Ingredients.

• * 250g self-raising flour.
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• * 1 tsp ground cinnamon.
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• * 100g caster sugar.
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• * 4 bananas.
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• * 1 egg.
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• * 75g butter.
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• * 1 vanilla pod.
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• * 2 tsp demerara sugar.
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* pinch of salt.

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• Method. 
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• 1. Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Grease and baseline a loaf tin.

2. Peel the bananas and mash up with a fork in a bowl.

3. Sieve the flour, add the pinch of salt, cinnamon and caster sugar in a separate bowl. 

4. Make a hole in the centre of the bowl with the flour in and add the banana, egg, butter, vanilla pod (make sure that is chopped up first). Then you need to mix these ingredients so that the texture is of a cake mixture. 

5. Spoon the mixture into the bread tin and then sprinkle some demerara sugar on top. 

6. Bake for an hour to an hour and 10 minutes in the oven. 

7. When taking out the tin leave in on the side to cool down for 10 - 15 minutes before transferring the cake on to a wire rack. 

Enjoy,

Cheers for reading X

Chocolate chip cookie recipe

Hey readers,

Looking for a fun recipe for a six-year then you need to try this chocolate chip cookie.

Ingredients.

* 15g of Chocolate chip cookies or chocolate.

*100g Brown Sugar.

* 1 egg.

* 125 unsalted butter.

* 225g self-raising flour.

* 1/2 tsp of salt.

* 1 1/2 tsp of Vanilla extract/essence.

Method.

1. Preheat oven 200c.

2. Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and mix well.

3. Add the egg and vanilla extract/essence.

3. Sieve the flour and salt and mix into the mixture.

4. Add the chocolate chips and mix in. Then roll the mixtures into a ball and place on to a tray with parchment paper.

 Make sure there is plenty of space between the cookies as they expand when baking.

5. Place the cookies in the oven and cook for about 7-10 minutes.

6. When you take the cookies out leave them on a cooling rack for about five minutes before eating them.

Cheers for reading X

Quick and easy chocolate sponge cake recipe

Hey readers,

Looking for a simple effect chocolate sponge cake. Then check out my recipe below.

Ingredients.

* 150g milk chocolate.

* 6oz self-raising flour.

* 6oz sugar.

* 6oz butter.

* 3 eggs.

* 7-inch cake tin.

Method

1) Preheat the oven 170c and grease the sandwich tin and line with parchment paper.

2) Put all the sugar and butter into a bowl and mix together with an electrical whisk.

3) Crack all the eggs into a jug, then slowly pour a little egg into the mix and whisk. The consistency should be creamy.

4) Next, gradually add the flour and mix into the mixture until the flour is all mixed in.

5) Melt the chocolate in the microwave for a minute and then mix into the mixture.

6) Pour the mixture into the cake tin.

7) Place in the centre of the oven. Cook for 25 minutes then checks the cake with a toothpick to check if the cake is cooked. I had to constantly check it a fair few times (5-minute intervals) until the stick was clear.

8) Take the cake out of the tin and place it on to a cooling rack to cool down.

9) Enjoy.

Cheers for reading X

Easter Cornflake cakes Recipe.

Hey readers,

Looking to do something with a young child over the Easter holidays then you need to check out this simple recipe.

Ingredients.

* 50g of butter.

* 100g of milk or dark chocolate.

* 100g cornflakes.

* 3tbsp of golden syrup.

* Mini eggs (for decoration).

*Cupcake cases (my Easter themed ones come from Poundland and they have decorative pictures on a stick that can stick in the cake).

Method.

1. Measure out the ingredients.

2. Melt the butter and chocolate, one at a time in the microwave.

3. In a bowl place the corn flakes, add the golden syrup, chocolate and butter. Mix all together so the cornflakes get all covered in the chocolate mix.

4. Pour the mix into cupcake holders (o got my Easter themed ones from Poundland). Stick the decorative sticks in if you have some.

5. Place a couple of mini eggs in the middle.

6. Place the cakes on a tray and put them in the fridge for a good couple of hours or until set.

7. Voila there you easter cakes.

Enjoy.

Cheers for reading X