Homemade Mince meat and mince pies

These are delicious, so much better than shop bought! Happy Christmas. 🙂 You can even give this lovely mincemeat as gifts for Christmas, a great addition to any Chrsitmas hamper!

Easy shortcrust dessert pastry

This is a quick and easy way to make a sweet shortcrust pastry for mince pies, jam tarts and other tasty treats. You can make this and keep it in the fridge for a couple of days, or freeze it until you need it.

French Toast (Eggy bread)

Such a nice easy breakfast, a lovely way to start your day. Drizzle with a wee bit of maple syrup for extra tastiness!

Clementine, Saffron and Polenta Cake

This is a delicious and easy crowd pleaser! A bit different, and it has a nice christmassy feel about it! Lovely!

Quick and easy Banana chutney

Ooh, it’s beginning to smell alot like Christmas!!
This is an unusual chutney, but it’s really tasty! Enjoy with some leftover turkey, or some nice cheeses! You could also try it mixed with yoghurt for a dip? Why not! Takes around 10 days to mature, so start soon and you can try it out in time for Christmas. 🙂

Tortilla Wrap Pizza Tower

Made this tonight as we had some wraps to use – the kids demolished it, and it was really quick and simple. You can use whatever you fancy to fill it – tomato pasta sauce, garlic mushrooms, beef, chilli, chicken… anything you like! I used a tomato, red onion, basil and lentil filling along with the cheese.

Make your own buttermilk

This is a quick and easy way to make a buttermilk substitute, I always use this – much easier!!

Oaty Banana and Nutella Muffins

These deliciously perfect muffins are a tasty and relatively healthy wee snack or pudding! We had them warm from the oven and they really were gorgeous! I made them with the kids whilst their dinner cooled, and popped them in the oven whilst we ate, so really quick and easy too. The recipe uses ripe bananas, so a great way to use any that need eaten. Enjoy!

p.s. You can make your own buttermilk easily http://www.myingredients.com/recipes/make-your-own-buttermilk/

Perfectly cooked steaks

So simple, and so delicious! Serve with some homemade chips, and rocket and Parmesan salad, and maybe even a wee glass of red vino!

Delicious French Onion Soup

This is such a simple and easy dish, but is delicious and easily special enough to dish up for guests.