When we moved into our house (nearly 8 years ago now – how time flies!) we were lucky to not only inherit some very fruitful …
Patchwork strawberry & gooseberry pie
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Bramley & blackberry pie
Well autumn has very definitely arrived which means it’s definitely blackberry and apple pie weather. My little ladies started preschool a few weeks ago and …
Creamy chicken and leek pie
Now I’m not normally one for a savoury bake but this weekend for our Sunday dinner I decided to try something a little different. After …
Treacle apple tart
It has been a rather crazy week of work: reports, data, lesson observations and meetings have meant my evenings have been taken up with work …
Lemon meringue pie
My Dad has been staying with us over the last few days to help me with something at school (thank goodness he has technological know-how …
Raspberry millefeuilles
I am a HUGE fan of The Great British Bake Off. Back in the summer I saw on Twitter that the production company behind the …
Smoked bacon, leek and roast garlic quiche
My Dad came to visit this week and was due to arrive around lunchtime so I decided quiche might be a good lunch option. I’d …
Croissants
I was going to make these a few weeks ago after seeing the recipe in June’s Good Food magazine and never got round it. Mr …
Pork en Croute with Spicy Cabbage Stuffing
When out doing a spot of last minute Christmas shopping with Mr Birdie we found Rachel Allen’s ‘Bake’ for a bargainous £3! I spent a …
Toffee Apple Pie
Apologies that it has been quiet on the blog front. Mr Birdie and I jetted of to the west coast of America during half term …