This is my tried and trusted vanilla cupcake recipe. Makes 24 cupcakes. I use an ice cream scoop to get equal

I haven't given quantities for this recipe as you can make it for one person or for several. Adjust the amount

Lamb will take approx 30 minutes per kilo, plus 15 minutes. Alternatively a temperature probe is very handy. I

You will need a food thermometer to gauge the temperature of the oil for deep frying which is 190C/375F. If yo

  Spring is in the air, and a perfect meat for the season is lamb! It's not a meat we eat very often, so

This garlic and herb dip is probably the quickest and easiest dip I know how to make. It's also low in fat owi

You can use a food processor to make the pastry but be careful not to over process or the pastry will be tough

I don't want to get to ahead of myself and say that spring is on its way...but the sun is shining brightly, an

I cook my chicken soup in a pressure cooker, but you can use a regular pan - just ensure you boil until the ch

The topping can be made to your taste, depending on how much you enjoy fresh herbs!

Make this dip to taste! Serve with a selection of your favourite vegetables for a healthy low fat snack.

I'm delighted to be continuing my role as a British Lion Eggs Shortcut Eggpsert into 2015, and my first challe

  I have Greek-Cypriot heritage, so often cook Cypriot food at home.  One thing I love to prepare for

You will need 2 muffin tins to cook the pastel de nata in.

If you don't have a slow cooker this can also be cooked on the stove top or in the oven.

Rhubarb and apple crumble is one of my husband's favourite puddings, and this is a fab seasonal fruit dessert

Butternut squash is a vegetable that we use often at home, in soups, stews, casseroles and roasted with other

A classic winter stew is a perfect meal for cold nights when all you want is to snuggle under a duvet and stay

Now that the festivities are over, it's all back to normality, which can be quite the downer! A fabulous healt

Can be cooked in either a soup maker or on a stove in a saucepan!

Use shelled nuts.

It's your leftover pie, so use any quantity of the various filling ingredients you have to hand - I've given w

Use shelled nuts.

Use ready shelled nuts.

I prepare the filling for the seafood pie whilst cooking the potatoes in another pan - they should both be rea

Baking dish: 30cm x 20cm approx

Coke Floats just scream RETRO at me! Even more so when I make them in mason jars and drink them with paper str

I always, always make my own guacamole - it's so easy to make, tastes a kajillion times better than the green

I have to say, this is probably one of the hardest recipes I've ever shared on my blog *smirk* I used regular

Welcome to Day 37 of 100 Days of Disney here on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Be sure to check out all of the othe

I shared my Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake earlier, and now it's the turn of my Cherry Coca-Cola Cupcakes! Who knew

Another way to use Coca-Cola as an ingredient, this time in chocolate cake! The Coke gave the cake a fluffy li

Coca-Cola as an ingredient! Who knew?! I found a few different recipes online for a coke marinade and decided

Pico de Gallo is a Mexican fresh salad made with tomatoes, onions, chillies, coriander and lime juice. There a

You may recall my post a few weeks ago about the Better with BRITA campaign and their collaboration with

These Quick 'n' Easy Cowboy Beans are a great side to serve at barbecues and camping in the summer, and around