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Sparkling Pomegranate Lemon Cooler with Homemade Grenadine

May 15, 2018 By Jane Saunders 7 Comments

This Sparkling Pomegranate Lemon Cooler uses homemade grenadine to create a non-alcoholic drink ideal for a party. Loaded with fresh fruit and mint leaves it’s a very pretty drink to serve. Add a splash of vodka or gin for a boozy hit.

One of the perks of blogging is getting to make friends with fellow bloggers from all over the world. You’d be amazed how much people, who have often never met face to face, can have in common. Having a bunch of blogger friends helps keep me sane as I stumble my way through the ever changing world of blogging.

Today, I get to help celebrate a major life event for one such blogger friend – Meghan from the food blog Fox and Briar. Meghan has just had a baby so I’ve teamed up with some fellow food bloggers to host a virtual party to mark this happy occasion. Since Meghan is American it’s okay for me to call it a #virtualbabyshower, right? Anyway, the idea is that we each contribute a recipe to the virtual party and share all of the party goodies on our blogs. You can then hop over and scoop a lot of party recipes today.

But before all of that, let me introduce you to Meghan’s blog….

No Bake Mint Chocolate Fridge Cake

May 9, 2018 By Jane Saunders 4 Comments

Mint Chocolate Fridge Cake, or tiffin, makes a decadent departure from the classic no-bake chocolate cake. This rich, fudgy cake is loaded with chocolate, butter, biscuits and mint chocolate treats. Utter bliss.

Normally around April I tell you all about my baking exploits during late March when my children have their birthdays plus a party each and I end up baking my body weight in cakes. Well, this year, things were a little different. There was still plenty of cake, one of which will make it’s way onto here before too long. But the star of the birthday season this year was a baking party. That was 4 girls who’ve been friends since they were 5 taking over my kitchen for numerous hours. Between them they baked enough sweet goods to stock a coffee shop. I stayed out out the way until it was time to sample their bakes and er…. tidy up.

Nestled amongst cookies, muffins, bourbon biscuits, cornflake clusters and flapjack was a chocolate refrigerator cake. Oh my. I can’t recall the last time I ate a piece of chocolate fridge cake, but it was good. So good, in fact, that it got my mind racing. And, whenever chocolate is involved my mind always speedways itself straight to mint. …

Spiced Apple Granola with Spelt

Spiced Apple Granola is an easy to make breakfast staple to have on standby in your kitchen. Sweetened mainly by fresh fruit this is a relatively healthy breakfast option that can be accessorised with various dried fruits for an additional treat when ...