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Heavenly Strawberry and Banana Cake…

30836Leave a CommentHeavenly+Strawberry+and+Banana+Cake...2019-05-20+09%3A00%3A22Cassandra May 20, 2019 By Cassandra
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Once you've tried this amazing strawberry and banana cake, I guarantee you'll be making it again. And again. ;-)Usually, I'll make banana bread, banana muffins or even a hair mask when I have some over-ripe bananas to use up. Last weekend though, I found myself with not only 3 very brown looking bananas that needed to be used but also with a punnet of strawberries that were just this side of being ok to use.I considered making smoothies for everyone but decided to adapt my banana bread recipe to make it a bit more 'cakey' and add in some chopped strawberries to make a … [Read more...]

Slimming World Syn Free Homity Pie – the best comfort food you’ll eat….

1876113 Comments2019-05-06+09%3A00%3A24Cassandra May 6, 2019 By Cassandra
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Homity Pie is my favourite Slimming World Comfort food and seeing as I've just made a batch of it yesterday, I thought I'd dust off the old recipe post and reshare it with you today.I'd never even heard of it until recently but now my Slimming World Homity Pie is a regular on my meal plan. Not only is it syn free, but it's also delicious, easy to make and cheap.My version of Slimming World Homity Pie is quite basic which is just the way I like it! Homemade Slimming World Homity PieFrylight 500g of peeled potatoes 225g chopped onions (frozen or fresh is all … [Read more...]

Amazing homemade sweet potato bread….

280051 CommentAmazing+homemade+sweet+potato+bread....2019-04-29+19%3A00%3A32Cassandra April 29, 2019 By Cassandra
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This recipe I was given for amazing sweet potato bread is actually a recipe that calls for canned sweet potatoes which we don't get here in the UK (that I know of) so I adapted it using my own homemade version of canned sweet potatoes - it's AMAZINGIngredients for the mashed sweet potatoes if you're not using tinned sweet potatoes: 3-4 Sweet potatoes 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon sugar A drizzle of honeyPreheat your oven to around 200 c. Peel your sweet potatoes and chop them into chunks. Toss them in a little olive oil and sprinkle over the … [Read more...]

Chocolate Easter Egg Cheesecakes….

April 15, 2019 By Cassandra
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Chocolate Easter Egg Cheesecakes are my new favourite thing!I had no idea that such an amazing thing existed until someone brought some into work a month or so ago and since then, I've been meaning to have a go at making my own version to share with the kids! These were so easy to make yet they look and taste absolutely AMAZING! How to make amazing show-stopping chocolate Easter egg cheesecakes 3 Easter eggs 8 digestive biscuits (I personally like to use the chocolate digestives) 50g butter/margarine 340g full fat cream cheese (the exact amount in a large tub … [Read more...]

Five ways to use up leftover hard-boiled eggs….

April 8, 2019 By Cassandra
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Did you know that a hard-boiled egg is safe to eat for you to seven days after it's been cooked?* I had no idea that they lasted that long until I started researching some ideas for what leftover hard-boiled eggs could be used for since I shared my post last Monday about how to colour eggs naturally.** According to this post, a hard-boiled egg will last for up to seven days in the fridge as long as the shell is still on it. If you peel it before popping it in the fridge then it's only good for up to five days. **Hard boiling and poaching eggs have shown to be the … [Read more...]

Traditional Hot Cross Buns {breadmaker compatible}…

April 2, 2019 By Cassandra
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One thing I love about this time of year coming up to Easter are the fact that the shops are all selling super tasty hot cross buns! As much as I love the shop bought ones, they're not a patch on the traditional hot cross buns that I remember my Nana making when I was younger so today I'm going to share a recipe that I've tweaked from hers to allow me to use the breadmaker to make.It's very similar to the version that I remember my Nana making but with a few tweaks as we like ours a bit spicier with more fruit than I remember her using. How to make traditional hot cross … [Read more...]