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Super Refreshing Homemade Lemonade….

253781 CommentSuper+Refreshing+Homemade+Lemonade....2020-08-12+09%3A00%3A02Cassandra August 12, 2020 By Cassandra
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Homemade Lemonade is the most amazing, refreshing drink that you can have on a hot day!We first shared a mint version of our homemade lemonade a few years ago when we had an over-enthusiastic mint plant growing on our kitchen windowsill and a glut of fresh lemons from the reduced section at the shop and it was amazing! Since then, we've tried all sorts of different lemonade flavours - blueberry, peach, strawberry and even a lavender flavour and they've all been lovely but on a hot day, the most refreshing version is definitely just plain old homemade lemonade with no … [Read more...]

Leftover Mash Cheesy Potato Pancakes….

35942Leave a Comment2020-08-10+09%3A00%3A42Cassandra August 10, 2020 By Cassandra
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These cheesy Potato Pancakes are an amazing way to use up leftover mashed potatoes!I've tried making something similar to this in the past to use up leftover gammon and mash but as amazing as they tasted, they definitely didn't look as tasty as they could have done. And then I saw a recipe for something similar which used flour to thicken the mix before cooking so I had a try making them with added flour and they held their shape so much better when they were cooking. I also used more oil this time which isn't my favourite way to cook but it definitely helped them crisp … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Tomato Sauce (with optional hidden veg)….

32175Leave a Comment2020-08-03+09%3A00%3A19Cassandra August 3, 2020 By Cassandra
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Instant Pot tomato sauce with hidden veg is your secret weapon when it comes to meal planning!I've shared my slow cooker tomato sauce recipe loads of times because it's been a key ingredient in so many of our meals since the first time I made it. It's versatile, easy to make and super cheap so I make it whenever I'm having a big batch cooking session and freeze it in different sized portions.I have some small-sized portions that I defrost when we need pizza toppings or as a topping for chicken (kind of like Hunters chicken) and larger-sized portions for things like pasta … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Spaghetti….

358731 CommentInstant+Pot+Spaghetti....2020-07-27+09%3A00%3A13Cassandra July 27, 2020 By Cassandra
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Instant Pot Spaghetti is not only easy to make in no time at all but it also tastes amazing and no-one will ever believe that it literally takes two minutes to put together!So, before you read the recipe for this super tasty, super easy recipe, I do have a little bit of a confession. 😋As much as I'd like to say that I use my homemade tomato sauce for this recipe, I'd be lying because I actually cheat and use a ready-made jar of pasta sauce. I fully support cooking from scratch but lately, I just haven't had the time to enjoy cooking all that much so I try and take a … [Read more...]

Homemade flatbread – quick, easy and brilliant….

232186 Comments2020-07-20+09%3A00%3A09Cassandra July 20, 2020 By Cassandra
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Homemade flatbread is amazing because it's so versatile as well as being so easy to make that my children can do it on their own. We have homemade flatbread with soup, made into mini pizzas, we use them as pocketless pitta bread filled with lovely fillings, as burger buns, wrapped around hot dogs, with scrambled egg and bacon on - you name it, we've probably served it with a homemade flatbread.We've always made this by hand rather than in our breadmaker for no other reason than it just feels like more of a rustic kind of recipe that should be made by hand and not by … [Read more...]

Delicious White Chocolate Chip Cookies….

July 15, 2020 By Cassandra
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I'm a huge fan of getting kids in the kitchen and teaching them to cook but from my own experience, the recipes they cook need to be fun, at least to start with. This recipe for my amazing white chocolate cookies is ideal because it's fun, easy to make and the results are brilliant.I haven't had too much time to experiment with new recipes lately so I've had to make do with dusting off some of our old favourites. This weekend, we made some of these lovely squidgy white chocolate chip cookies for the first time in ages and judging by how quickly they disappeared, it won't be long … [Read more...]