We had masses of blackberries from picking them yesterday and the kids wanted to make something quick and easy .... this literally took 3 minutes to actually make and then 30 minutes to bake !I'd love to say we made the pastry, but we didn't ! 😂. Watch out for the new afternoon tea booklet that I'm about to launch as everything pastry related will be in that 😉 One shop bought pastry case ( 99p !) Some jam ( we used blackberry but you could use anything ) 100grams softened b

Easy peasy ! 450grams of blackberries ( this is doable and not millions of blackberries 😂) 450grams sugar 25 MLS of water 1 tablespoon of lemon juice Put everything EXCEPT the sugar into a pan and bring to the boil Once bubbling turn down the heat and simmer for 5 mins ( fruit should be soft ) Add the sugar and turn heat right down until all the sugar had dissolved Once dissolved turn heat up and bubble away until the Temp reaches 105degrees ( DONT STIR ) and link at the

Every year, I check for blackberries and am always amazed at how early they seem to be in season! If you read online most articles tell you they are in season properly in August.   Last year I'm sure I got some during the last week in June? Anyway today being the first day of the summer holiday ( and I'm trying to implement a no spend policy 😉 let's see how long it lasts !) I took the kids round the corner to our favourite blackberry picking spot and we were amazed by just h

So yet again I'm attempting to get back cooking from scratch and today I tried a recipe for beetroot hummus ........ I now can't stop eating it, everyone on instagram is messaging me for the recipe so I thought I'd share here to save time and also as it really is THAT good ! ( don't be put off by the faffing around with beetroot ) I tweaked the original recipe so will post the measurements I used 😉 Ingredients 3 fresh beetroot ( you can buy these in the supermarket and they

I've just seen a video posted by a lovely cake friend of mine at a stunning venue down south and on this video she says how lucky she is to be a preferred supplier for this venue ..... and it made me a bit sad, perhaps a tad envious even 😢 So what does a preferred supplier mean ? It basically means that a venue will recommend you to all of their potential wedding clients .... so anyone who walks through their doors or attends their open days, wedding fayres etc will receive