Granola breakfast cookie

Granola Cookies

Lately, I have been fantasising about flapjack. Not sure why. I actually got as far as buying some dates and pumpkin seeds this weekend so I could make my Fruit and Nut Flapjack, but at the last minute, I went another direction. Rather than a tray bake, I decided to do cookies instead. They turned…

mini fudgers cookies

New Product: Mini Fudgers

The latest item we will be offering in the online store is … Mini Fudgers. A re-usable preserving jar full of tasty bite size cookies, iced in a variety of colours, dressed with a ribbon and blank gift tag to fill out yourself. These would make the perfect gift for your friends or family. You…

Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies

Red Velvet Shortbread Pinwheels

The last couple of years I have taken gingerbread men cookies to work on the last week before we break up for the holidays. This year, I wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to do pinwheels. And not just ordinary pinwheels, but the ones with sprinkles around the outside for a little…

Back To The Future cookies full set

Back To The Future Cookies for Parkinsons Charities

I am taking a little break from the squash recipes today to tell you about some cookies I made for charity. As a big fan of the Back To The Future movies, and of their lead actor, Michael J Fox, it was unthinkable to allow Future Day to go by unacknowledged. What is Future Day?…

vanilla and rose Mothers Day cookies

Vanilla and Rose Cookies for Mother’s Day

While Mother’s Day in the US started in the early 1900’s and was made popular thanks to greeting card company, Hallmark, here in the UK, it has a much older origin. During the 16th century, people would return to their mother church on the fourth Sunday in Lent. People in domestic service were given the…

Iced Gingerbread Christmas Jumpers

Along with some coconut ice, the final item in my 2014 Christmas goodie box was some Iced Gingerbread Christmas Jumpers. The kitsch appeal of the Christmas jumper has grown enormously in recent years. Turn on the TV during the festive season and many a show host is sporting a ‘horrible’ Christmas jumper. The only thing…