This week it was someone very specials birthday, Grandma Gingerbread. The other day Harry mentioned he’d like to be a baker when he grows up, therefore we thought we’d take the opportunity to let him test out his baking skills and bake a birthday cake. Carrot Cake seems to be a very popular choice in […]
Every Sunday we take the children to their weekly swimming lessons and after grab something for lunch. We mainly like to go for fish and chips however this week we fancied something different. After having some lovely food at a Turkish restaurant recently we decided to give that a try. It was a gamble really […]
I get really excited about the thought of creating something from food items that can be foraged. So today I took Isobel blackberry picking. Having said that Isobel didn’t do much picking but was happy to test the blackberries. We managed to collect about a 1Ib and half. I set aside t a 1lb for […]
Recently I showed a picture to my friend of what I thought were sloe berries anyway it turns out they aren’t sloes and are actually Damsons which are one of the more rare wild plum species. I instantly found a recipe online for Damson Gin and set out to make some. I’m hoping to make […]
6th February 2015 When it’s someone in our houses birthday we usually have a cake in one form or another, sometimes I will make one, sometimes it’s a shop bought one. This year for Simons birthday he wanted a home made one as he thinks the ones in the shop are not worth the calories. I […]
Considering the title of my blog is called Gingerbread House then I should really explain the reason behind it, although it probably doesn’t take a genius. In this house everyone loves gingerbread and considering this blog is about the things our family does and loves then Gingerbread House seemed fitting. However I have never posted […]
The Gingerbread House 