Laoise’s peppermint candy cane fudge This is a perfect homemade gift for the kids to make. (Inspired by @fitwaffle Easter Fudge) Ingredients1 can condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)500g milk chocolate1 teaspoon peppermint extract/essenceCrushed Candy canes for decoration 🎄Line a 8×8 tin with baking paper🎄Break the chocolate into pieces and put…
Everyone needs a quick, storecupboard dinner in their repertoire and this one came to us recently via a recipe printed on the side of a packet of pasta. I varied it slightly, and of course, if you have fresh chilis etc you could use them. This has now replaced our…
I love pastry. I’ve loved custard even longer. Mince pies took a while to grow on me, but I’m a fan for about a decade. Add the three together in the easiest Christmas dessert ever and you’ve got a winner. I made these last year as part of the Craft…
It’s coming up to Easter which means that every recipe will now be adorned with mini eggs, chocolate bunnies and chicks. And this one is no different. The boys wanted to do Easter baking. I agreed but wanted to keep it simple. They consulted their “Children’s Cookbook” and Cathal (4)…
I’m always looking for quick and easy lunches, but it’s hard to get the three year old to diversify from a ham sandwich or ham wrap. He know what he likes and sticks with it. The boys are big pesto fans, their absolute favourite dinner is “pasta pesto”, and I…
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