When we first moved into this house over eight years ago I decided I wanted to grow an apple tree. We went to our local garden centre and I choose a tree. At the time I was so keen to …
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Apple and Blackberry Smoothie
Smoothies although they can be sugary are a good way to get fruit into your kids diet. My son Ted used to love apples. Ted also used to love a homemade apple and blackberry crumble. Nowadays Ted is not so …
Slow Cooker Apples and Blackberries
When winter comes I love to cook in my slow cooker. Slow cooking food is a great way to cook a meal. It’s also great to cook desserts in. In the past I have normally stewed apples on the hob …
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream – Video Version
During the summer months I enjoy making a variety of different flavoured ice creams. Strawberry has always been a favourite of mine. I loved strawberry ice cream when I was a kid. Nowadays when I make homemade ice cream I …
Roasted Pineapple Ice Cream
When summer is here we tend to eat a lot more cold foods. For me, warm foods are for winter and cold foods are for summer. In summer I enjoy making my own ice cream with fresh fruit. When I …
Roasted Peach Ice Cream
Peaches are such an underrated fruit. Everyone always loves an apple but I feel people tend to forget about peaches. Many years ago when I lived at home my dad would do the shopping and he would buy peaches. I …
Roasted Mango – Video Version
Mangoes are a versatile fruit that can be tasty on it’s own or added to dishes. They also are delicious in smoothies, porridge, chutneys and as I have recently discovered, in salads too. I have never a cooked mango before …
Roasted Peaches and Cream – Video Version
Normally I would just eat a piece of fruit. The other day I made salads with fruit in. It made me think about roasting fruit and how it would taste after it had been roasted. I decided to give it …
Roasted Pineapple – Video Version
Last month I made savoury salads with fruit in. These were so yummy that I wanted to make more fruit dishes. This lead me to thinking about roasted fruit. Pineapple is sweet but versatile. Also, as I discovered, it roasts …
Roasted Strawberry and Cream
Many years ago strawberries could only be brought in the summer months of June and early July. Now farmers have cultivated them to grow until August in the UK. I’m not sure if this is a good or bad idea. …
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