Category Archives: Party Recipes
Make your own Fake Blood at home this Halloween
Halloween can get expensive if you buy all your own costumes and make up – and I’m assuming you don’t have much of a requirement for blood after Halloween? Here’s one way to save a little this year; make your … Continue reading
No cook playdough
I have to admit I don’t often make playdough but when I do I get an enormous sense of satisfaction and a somewhat smug feeling of being an excellent mother! Continue reading
Microwave Mug Cakes
I like baking with my children, these days (they’re now 6 and 4) they do exactly as they’re told and there’s not much mess but the drawback is that I do like to eat everything we make… That’s not so … Continue reading
Egg-Free Crazy Cake Recipe
This easy recipe is perfect for making with the children, it honestly tastes delicious – we’ve made it over and over again since we were children and has the added bonus of being totally egg free. Honestly, no, you can’t … Continue reading
Fondant Icing that tastes nice!
Personally, after I’ve slaved for hours in the kitchen making the detailed features of my child’s latest birthday whim I find it soul destroying to see the little darlings picking the icing off the cake because it tastes horrible – … Continue reading
Sweet Pumpkin Pie Recipe
What better way to sneak vegetables into your children than under the guise of a pudding! My 3 year old is particularly partial to this! Below is James Martin’s recipe taken from his brilliant “Desserts” book – clicking the picture … Continue reading
Spicy Sweet Pumpkin Seeds
In my house Halloween is no longer about carving a pumpkin – it’s about nibbling roasted pumpkin seeds! This recipe is easy and doesn’t take all night. Suddenly you too will be agreeing to the children carving a pumpkin each … Continue reading
Easy Mini Butterfly Cakes
I found this picture on the supercook website: www.supercook.co.uk so I suppose you really should use their icing… Simple enough for children to make themselves – leaving you time to sit back and wonder what sort of mess they’ll leave … Continue reading
Vegetable Satay Kebabs
Vegetable Satay makes 4 kebabs 4 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar 1 tbsp ginger, chopped finely 1 tsp garlic, chopped finely 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp brown sugar pinch of cayenne powder … Continue reading
Very Naughty Lemon Tart
For all the parents; something a little special to get you through even the most demanding little tikes party! Ingredients For the lemon tart 5 free-range eggs 190g/6¾oz caster sugar 250ml/9fl oz double cream 4 lemons, juice and zest butter, … Continue reading