Cooking & Baking Archives

Making Cooking Fun & Easy With DIY Vegan Cooking Visual Recipe Cards

by RachelSwirl June 17, 2022

I like to keep things simple when it comes to the kitchen, I’m not the World’s most gifted chef though I’ll attempt almost any recipe so long as it’s easy to understand, follow, and execute. My children are keen when it comes to working in the kitchen, this is something I’ve encouraged from an early age and am pleased to see they enjoy. I remember drawing out and colouring in basic cake and biscuit recipes on posters for them, these were then stuck to the backs of kitchen cupboard doors for the kids to follow and to make as they …

Celebrating Easter With Num Noms Latest Collectible Toys and Baking Easter Egg Bark

by RachelSwirl April 17, 2019

I like a challenge, especially when it involves getting creative in the kitchen. To celebrate Easter, Num Noms recently sent us a rather egg-citing package. Said package was filled to the brim with the latest Num Noms, a chefs hat, an apron and their latest challenge – to bake Easter bark. How To Bake & To Make Easter Bark… I have photographed and included the recipe should you fancy giving ‘Easter Bark’ a go for yourself (see below): Handing Over The Baking Baton As my weekend had been somewhat busy, I decided to hand the baking baton over to my …

#TheOrdinaryMoments – Feeding Time At The Zoo

by RachelSwirl April 7, 2019

I decided to address an issue which seems to be a constant battle in this household – food. As this is indeed ‘an ordinary moment’ for this family, it seemed to fit perfectly into this post. Way back when the kids were first-born I made a plan to ween them onto freshly made fruits and vegetables, all of which my husband and I peeled, chopped, puree and then placed into ice-cube trays to freeze. We then placed the frozen cubes into plastic bags, which we then labelled with the date and contents. Following this we followed Annabel Karmel and Gina …

J’s Birthday- Cakes Of The Past And Yet To Be

by RachelSwirl May 16, 2016

Cakes Of The Past I may not be Mary Berry but I can bake a cake, my most favoured recipe being the classic Victoria sponge. Each and every year since J was born I have baked him a cake to remember. I clearly remember wanting to do better than the bog standard icing sugar and smarties birthday cake that I had become accustomed to making year in and year out for Paul. I decided not to push the boat out too far and opted for a simple single-coloured iced cake with In The Night Garden figurines for my sons first birthday cake. I may have …

Raising Children To New Heights With The Guidecraft Kitchen Helper

by RachelSwirl April 11, 2016

I have lost count of the amount of people who have messaged or commented on my social media posts asking ‘What is that thing your kid is stood on?’ desperate to get hold of one themselves. That thing which features in so many of our baking and craft pictures is indeed an amazing contraption which may have cost a fair penny (around £100 when I made the purchase back in 2010) but it has paid for itself over and over throughout the years, this fantastic bit of kit which I am referring to is ‘The Kitchen Helper’. My kids love to take …