Sevenoaks Mums tries Riverford’s APPLE & EARL GREY TEA LOAF

Riverford’s APPLE & EARL GREY TEA LOAF A good old-fashioned tea loaf. It’s a hale and hearty bake, perfect with plenty of butter and a cup of tea for elevenses or a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. There’s sweetness from the dried fruit and apples, a whiff of fragrance from the spices and orange zest, and the background […]

Keep the kids off tech this Christmas break!

Whilst you may be busy finalising Christmas shopping, food prep, gift wrapping etc the kids might attach themselves to their tech! Here are our top 10 ideas on how to steer them away from tech during the holidays: 1. Get them baking cakes or brownies for Christmas or if they don’t have a sweet tooth, how […]

Easter Bark

This is a really simple, fun idea to do with the kids over the Easter Holidays. Get creative with the topping ideas! Thank you to Simply Food by Mandy for sharing this recipe. INGREDIENTS 360g dark chocolate 160g mini eggs 40g mini caramel eggs 1 handful hazel nuts 1 handful mini marshmallows METHOD Melt the […]

Healthy Banana Bread

Recipe taken from Cookie and Kate Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins   With this healthy banana bread recipe, you’re only a few simple ingredients away from the best banana bread ever! It’s made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened with honey or maple syrup. You can easily make this banana bread vegan or […]

Gingerbread Men

Recipe taken from BBC Food. Ingredients 350g/12oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling out 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 125g/4½oz butter 175g/6oz light soft brown sugar 1 free-range egg 4 tbsp golden syrup To decorate writing icing (optional) cake decorations (optional) Method Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon and pour into the bowl […]

Salted Caramel, Pecan & Apple Muffins

Thank you Pretty Edible Stylist for sharing the muffin love this Valentine’s… Luckily for you, these are super easy and no-fuss, involve little ceremony yet bags of more-ish yumminess. They use one of my all-time favourite flavour combos – SALTED CARAMEL, PECAN and APPLE. Erm, yum. If you haven’t tried this combo, I can promise […]