Hot milk cake recipe – with a lemon twist
Not to be confused with Tres Leches Cake (or 3 milk cake), Hot Milk Cake is an old fashioned cake made with (you don’t say!) hot milk. I discovered it online when looking for more ideas to use up excess…
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3 week meal plan and sharing my menu planning process
We’re now into week 7 of lockdown and I’m still enjoying menu planning and cooking. We’ve not had any disasters yet although N wasn’t impressed with my super loaded savoury tart. Sometimes before a shop the food choices do get…
Ideas for easy recipes to use up milk
We don’t use much milk in our house. The OH always drinks tea and coffee at the farm, I use it for cooking but at the moment, milk is too high carb for my keto diet so I’m not eating…
Keto chocolate raspberry fat bomb recipe
I have a really sweet tooth, so if I’m eating healthily I try and avoid puddings and any other sweet things. If I have one then I tend to want more, so it’s easier to stay clear. But sometimes you…
Tomato, pepper and bacon cannelloni recipe and keto alternative
I love random recipe books and I’ve got plenty on my shelves. One I use a lot is my Philadelphia cookbook. I always have cream cheese in the fridge because it’s great for both savoury and sweet dishes. Plus I…
Unbeatable easy flapjack with condensed milk recipe
Make flapjacks with an added ingredient to make them taste even better with a great texture. An easy 5 ingredient condensed milk flapjack recipe
Meal planning: 3 week plan with keto meal plan alternatives
Over the past few weeks, meal planning has been a lot more prevalent in our house. Previously I only cooked 3 times a week for the whole family as they usually eat earlier than I’m back from work, either at…
Diet progress and keto week 9
It’s been a long week, especially regarding food planning both this week but also not knowing what’s going to happen over the next few weeks with coronavirus. Will we be able to get what we want from shops, fresh veg…
Keto diet week 8 – dieting while ill
This was week 8 of my keto diet and it’s not been an easy one this time. I’ve had a cold, N has been ill with tonsillitis, and dieting when you’re ill is harder to get meals organised. Add to…
Keto diet week 7 – skipping a week and keto meal ideas
Ok, so it’s actually week 8 since I started my keto diet, but we were away for some of half term. I’d decided that I’d try and stick to the diet while eating out and in the hotel, but being…
Bowling theme birthday with iced biscuits recipe
Try these bowling ball iced biscuits I think this year, N’s 9th birthday, will probably be the last year of birthday parties. Not that he really has ‘parties’ but more a few friends together. But it’s more likely he’ll want…
