recipes

WIN! THE QUICK ROASTING TIN COOK BOOK // worth £16.99!
75 delicious dishes that take just 10 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes or less to cook – all in a single roasting tin!
- May 10, 2019
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EASY-PEASY HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN PIE // + simple jack-o-lantern
I grew up watching 1970s US sitcoms, like Diff’rent Strokes, Happy Days, One Day at a Time (totally giving away my age now). I was fascinated…
- October 24, 2017
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ORIGINAL VALENTINE’S PRESSIES // homemade & guilt-free chocolate brownies
What to do for Valentine’s Day when you’re just not that into the soppy stuff – guilt-free chocolate brownies!
- January 29, 2016
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SPICY SPANISH PIZZA
Creating a Spanish pizza packed full of authentic Iberian flavour.
- January 15, 2016
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TWISTED HOT CHOCOLATE // with spiced vodka from 31dover.com
Get into the ‘Christmas spirit’ with this Twisted Hot Chocolate recipe, starring Two Birds spiced vodka from 31Dover.com
- December 8, 2015
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RIVERFORD RECIPE BOXES // do they live up to the hype?
We tried out the delicious Riverford Recipe Box
- September 20, 2015
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PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE EGG CUPS
Celebrate Easter in style with these peanut butter & chocolate egg cups
- March 31, 2015
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GARLIC PRAWN & COURGETTE VERMICELLI // quick & tasty meals
Garlic Prawns and Courgette Vermicelli – quick and simple summer meals
- June 5, 2014
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PAN-FRIED HADDOCK WITH FRENCH BEANS & ALMONDS // simple fish recipes
If you’re looking for a simple fish dish, try this pan-fried haddock with French beans and almonds
- January 31, 2012
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FABULOUSLY FISHY (scrummy fish pie recipe)
I bloody love Twitter. As well as having a good old natter and a laugh on there, it’s also become my guide to life. How…
- November 25, 2011
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It’s Leeks I Seek…
Strange request time – does anyone have any good Leek recipes or dishes? I’ve recently gone all Earth Mother, and signed up for a fortnightly…
- November 27, 2009
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About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.










