OK, first things first. Just because this post is called 'basic oatmeal cookie recipe does not mean that the recipe is plain or boring in any way. I call it my basic recipe because it's so simple that even I can make it and can easily be made more with the addition of a handful or two of raisins or chocolate chips.I know these oatmeal cookies don't look too pretty but I promise you that they taste amazing with just the right balance between crunchy and chewy. The cinammon that I add (the amount of which seems to increase every time I make these) gives them a lovely warmth and whilst I … [Read more...]

This super easy black cherry cobbler is an amazing variation of my fruit cobbler recipe! Trust me, you're going to LOVE it!We love a good old fruit cobbler here, mostly because there's no better comfort food for a lazy Sunday afternoon (or any afternoon for that matter) than a hot fruit cobbler with custard.  We also love it because it's so easy to make and our version doesn't even involve weighing out ingredients because we just use cups to measure out our ingredients.   I first shared our love of cobbler back in 2009! At that point, I hadn't really ventured away from … [Read more...]

These Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are super easy to make, taste amazing and even more amazing is the fact that they only use four ingredients that you'll probably have in the house already!I love a good simple recipe and this is just about as simple as it comes - and the best bit is that the finished cookies taste anything but quick and easy although I should say that they don't look like picture-perfect cookies if you make them anything like I do.They're perfect for the kids to make and if you have older kids like my two, they'll have the recipe memorised so they can whip up a … [Read more...]

Oh my goodness, you are in for a treat if you try this school dinner coconut cake because it is genuinely the most amazing cake I've made in a long time!Honestly, it's such a lovely cake and takes me right back to my school days as I'm 99% sure that this was one of my favourite school dinner puddings.  In fact, it came a close second to something I can only describe as lumpy pink custard which is a description that doesn't do my memory justice!I should also say that the photos of this cake don't do it justice either but it was such a dark miserable day outside when I made it … [Read more...]

I'm really not sure how I feel about this two ingredient slow cooker cake - it shouldn't work but it kind of does work.I'm a member of a couple of slow cooking groups on Facebook (I know, super exciting or what) and at least three times a week, I'll see a post pop up in my feed from someone saying how amazing this two ingredient slow cooker cake is.  Over the last few months, I've seen so many different flavour combinations and most have worked with great levels of success.I did want to have a go at making it myself but I knew I needed some large slow cooker cake cases (if … [Read more...]