Makes, bakes and occasional fakes

It is Children in Need time, and today at school we held a cake sale to raise some money. I was determined to theme my baking, and what bett...

I have been merrily baking what I know my children will eat, and a lot of the time paying little attention to the nutritional qualities of t...

After trying out the "graham cracker and chocolate chip muffin" recipe recently, I decided I would try to adapt my basic cupcake ...

My mum always used to buy us fig rolls when we were little, or that's how it seems to me now. I loved them, even though I didn't lik...

I have been making apple, oat and cinnamon cookies for a while, and although they are delicious, I thought I might try a new twist on them t...

Yesterday, I thought I'd make something quick to tide us over until the big cake making session on Monday. We will have our village tea ...

I love peanut butter. The best use for peanut butter (crunchy, not the smooth stuff) is in a fluffernutter . Made with 2 slices of white toa...

I love those big, chewy chocolate chip cookies, but  I can hardly stuff my face with something while my dairy-allergic 5 year old looks on w...