Baker & Foodie Content Creator
My name is Lee, welcome to my pages. I hope we can have fun together?
When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing guest blogs, writing my own blog, or even trying to learn how to paint, I’m usually spending time with the amazing Mr G (my husband) or with my lovely daughter or my lovely son (very proud mum).
What is this all about? Great question. This site is about real cooking and baking, real recipes and real mistakes.
No filters here, (although i’d love to find a filter that can take ten years worth of laugh lines away. Just me, whats happening, and whatever cameras or phone i have to hand .
There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?
For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.
Be Brave
Cooking isn’t hard , neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes
Making the perfect pie pastry for Christmas is easy with this amazing recipe using Ribble Gin. Ribble Valley Gin makes this apple pie the edge, with a pastry crust and base that is short, crisp and perfect for any celebration. Freeze before cooking or after, defrost and cook when you need it.
Oven cooked lamb with garlic, paprika and rosemary. The perfect slow cooked lamb to pop into the oven when you want to go out for a winter walk.
Christmas is time for food, family and fun. In my house we like a Turkey. This is the first recipe of many using just this one 5.10kg turkey. How many dishes can i make from this one bird? Not sure, but it’ll be fun fining out
Scrap Apple Cider Vinegar Recipe, perfect to use everyday and great for Christmas gifts and presents for birthdays and all occasions. Use all of your left over apple peels and cores , use all of your empty jam jars and used vinegar bottles.
Pumpkins are everywhere this autumn. With halloween, October and November coming up , pickle your pumpkins with red peppercorns, chilli fakes, bay leaves
Lots of layers of different sausages make up this multi-layered pie. The perfect pastry for a pie with black pudding , chilli and turkey sausage with layers of onion and egg. Yes please
Indian Spiced Chai Tea Infused Chocolate Mouse is a rich and light spice chai tea infused chocolate mouse perfect for everyone. Not over powering just an easy and delicious chocolate mouse.
Crystallised Rose Petals recipe
Leek, Red Pepper & Kefir Cheddar Cheese Scones are perfect any day of the week. Perfect fresh from the oven and smothered with butter, or is that just me.
Paprika Roasted Cauliflower with Charred Red pepper & Pickled Wild Garlic Capers Salsa.
Heather Panna Cotta with Honeycomb is easy and delicious
Pickled Radishes without heat
Cherry & Orange Zest Clafoutis , using blond beer in the batter sets this pudding apart from the rest. Clafoutis is such an easy dessert to make and can be quickly rustled up.
Ultimate Corned Beef Pie
Recipe for the best one pot Corned Beef Pie With Curly Kale, Chopped Swede, Carrot & Onion
Recipe for the easiest and tastiest Oven Dried/roasted Tomatoes are a game changer
For this tarte, I had a few apples hanging around the fruit bowl almost ready to be turned into a crumble. I knew I had one of Aldi’s own puff pastry ready rolls hiding in the freezer, so with only a couple of other everyday ingredients, together they made this sweet and moreish upside-down caramel apple pie.
