baking – Jake + Maya [Kids]

CA 12 September, 2017 Comments off

James & the Giant

As the peach season draws to a close - it's July to September in the UK - make the most of their ripeness with these three recipes, in celebration of Roald Dahl day.

PEACH YOGHURT POT CAKE

Simple is best with

jakeandmaya1 14 September, 2015 Comments off

Home-made Fruit Roll-ups

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Pick 3-4 Large Apples ( I find a mixture of cooking apples and eating apples work best.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_917" align="aligncenter" width="600"]

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jakeandmaya1 10 August, 2015 Comments off

After yesterday's trip to a nearby forest, kids wanted to go back again today and I very happily obliged. We packed a picnic and some water and off we went. Again, they spent all day running around the forest, playing and enjoying themselves, with a few pitstops every now and

jakeandmaya1 15 July, 2015 Comments off

From Garden to Plate:

Blackcurrants are relatively easy to grow. They tolerate a wide range of soil conditions, but prefer well-drained, moisture-retentive conditions. Blackcurrants prefer full sun, but will tolerate light shade. You will see blackcurrants for sale in two forms: bare-root stock (as the name suggested, the roots are READ MORE

jakeandmaya1 12 June, 2015 Comments off

From Garden to Plate

Mint is one of those herbs that you may regularly buy and use but only in a limited capacity. Why not grow your own? It’s a cheaper alternative in the long run, grows relatively easily and, since you will have so much more than the supermarket alternative, you can experiment

jakeandmaya1 04 June, 2015 Comments 2

From Garden to Plate

Gooseberries are relatively easy to grow, as it grows in most soil types and doesn't need too much tending to. Ours has been here few years and even with my previous lack of gardening skills and/or effort, it always produced lots of berries each season but recently, I learnt that