Blueberry and Cottage Cheese Pancakes

I fear that all these sweet brunches start showing on my hips soon and with summer just around the corner this is not good news! The good news though is that this concern made me look for recipes with less calories, less fat and less sugar and I shall share some with you. As my […]

Blueberry Victoria Sponge Cake

I am still on a mission to convince people that eating cake for breakfast is perfectly normal. Especially in England, this is not the done thing  – not even on a birthday or another special occasion it seems. I remember being at a friend’s house for a leisurely Easter breakfast a few years ago and […]

Peanut Butter Cookies

I am rather busy at the moment having started a new job and sorting out all sorts of things that have been put on hold while I was in Africa. I therefore didn’t have a whole long morning to have a leisurely brunch this weekend. Instead I had to have a brunch treat that I […]

Botswana’s Breakfast Porridge

Excuse the long silence but I have been away for a few weeks… I visited Botswana, in southern Africa, to volunteer at an orphan nursery and pre-school/day centre in Maun, a small town in the north of the country. I heard about this project through some Australian friends of mine who built this school and […]

Poppy Seed Pancakes with “Saucy Oranges”

I just can’t get enough of pancakes, it seems. After about four months of blogging, this is already the fourth time that I am telling you about another pancake recipe. I guess, it’s not that surprising as pancakes make such a satisfying brunch – they are yummy and quick and easy to make! Another reason […]