Mothering Sunday

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mums out there! Hope you're having a lovely day..me and the boy certainly are. Thick chocolate milkshakes with snuggles and a movie are a great way to spend an afternoon!

Perfect Pancakes

So I finally perfected my American style pancakes at the weekend! I can tell you, whoever you cook these for is going to be one happy camper. Spread the love, try the recipe!

Makes approx 12

200g self-raising flour

100g caster sugar

1 heaped tsp baking powder

1 egg

200ml milk

approx 25g butter

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and baking powder. In a seperate bowl or jug, beat the egg and milk together.

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, pour in the egg and milk mixture, and gently combine with a wooden spoon.

Heat a small knob of butter in a large non-stick frying pan. When it is melted and bubbling, add three small ladlefuls of the pancake batter.

Cook for about a minute, until the top is slightly bubbling and the underneath is a golden brown. Flip using a spatula and cook the other side of the pancakes for a minute more. If the pancakes are not browning, increase the heat a little.

Remove from the pan and keep warm in a very low oven. Repeat this until all of your mixture has been used.

I like to pile mine onto a plate and pour over maple syrup, for an impressive finish. Serve with crispy streaky bacon and extra maple syrup!

Vegetables Are Beautiful

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Spring Break

Nothing like a stroll and a snack in town on a sunny day. It's the 1st of March, which makes it officially Spring in my book, and I can't wait to start enjoying it! x

Baked Mushroom with Goats Cheese and Parma Ham

A simple supper for you guys tonight. Heat the oven to 180'C. Clean a large field mushroom, remove the stalk and lay face up on a baking tray. Spread with pesto, some soft goats cheese, and a piece if parma ham. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Serve with a crisp salad. Easy!

Toast Florentine

So Toast Florentine is my fancy name for toast topped with spinach and egg, in the style of a Florentine pizza. Get it? The spinach is pan fried very quickly in garlic and olive oil -by quickly I mean about 30 seconds. Pile onto toast, top with a poached egg, sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil. A very healthy brunch indeed.