Easy chocolate birthday cake

There’s so much pressure on us mums trying to create the perfect birthday party for our little ones.  The cake is often the thing that strikes the most fear into those of us who can’t call ourselves bakers.  So, if you do want to give it a try and make your own simple cake, this […]

Chicken pesto pasta

Total time:20 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients 150g fusilli pasta 1 tbsp olive oil 300g pack essential Waitrose British Chicken 2 Breast Fillets, thinly sliced 1 red pepper, diced 100g frozen sweetcorn, defrosted 2 tbsp basil pesto 100g half fat crème fraîche ½ x 25g pack basil, shredded Method 1. Cook the pasta in boiling water […]

Salted Double Chocolate & Nut Cookies

Recipe and images courtesy of Pretty Edible Stylist Makes about 15 60g pecans 60g hazelnuts 100g butter ½ tsp vanilla bean paste or extract 125g soft brown sugar 1 egg, lightly whisked 100g buckwheat flour 75g almond flour (I use Sukrin) ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp sea salt (plus extra to sprinkle on […]

Lemon, Lime & Coconut Poppy Seed Drizzle Cake

Recipe and image courtesy of Pretty Edible Stylist Serves 12 175g plain flour 75g coconut flour (I use Sukrin) 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp salt 125g golden caster sugar zest and juice of 2 large lemons zest and juice of 3 limes (about 125ml total of juice from both […]

Super quick mini muffin pizzas

Recipe and image courtesy of Well Worn Whisk These would be lovely for a party, and are perfect packed up cold for a lunch box or a picnic the next day. We had sweetcorn cobs, but sweet potato wedges would be good too. Makes: 8 (enough for 4 people with a side) Takes: 10 minutes […]