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Baking, Biscuits, kids in the kitchen
My small girl loves many things. She loves spending time, one on one with me. This is important to her, as are cookies. She loves a delicious cookie. Baking is a firm favourite too. So, when we had a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon recently, we combined these three loves. Needless to say, she was thrilled. We made …
autumn, Cakes
We didn’t make any plans for today, which was just as well as both boys are under the weather. Luckily, Netflix is on fire at the moment with its offerings for all the family so while the boys chill on the couch watching Lego, the fairy put plans for the afternoon into action. She’s told them in no uncertain terms …
Cakes
Caoimhe, my 11 year old, absolutely loves to bake. At the moment her ambition is to have her own bakery. Being 11, I am aware she may change her mind, but, I really hope she doesn’t and as long as I encourage her and nurture her dream, there is a good chance it will stay and fingers crossed, come into …
kids in the kitchen
For anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis, you will know I am a big fan of spending time in the kitchen with my children. I believe it is so important to instill in them basic cooking skills, to bake with them, to teach them that they don’t need to reach for convenience when they can produce something much nicer, …
Breakfast, Healthy
I’ve had a couple of requests for this recipe since my Mini Chef & Baker Boy made them with me on Snapchat ( https://www.snapchat.com/add/nicnaes) for breakfast the other morning. This recipe is actually adapted from the Blueberry Pancake recipe in the Slim with Tina book by Tina Murphy, which the children are big fans of…..minus the blueberries!! It’s another great recipe for …