Vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, egg-free and nut-free McVities Hobnobs were my biggest dieting downfall long before I became vegan and when my body tolerated gluten. I loved the moment when the kids were at school and the housework was mostly done. The time to unwind with a cuppa and some biscuits. I only ate 2 but … Read more
Speculaas
Vegan, Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Nut-free and Dairy free What are speculaas (or speculoos)? Well these lovely spiced biscuits hail from the Netherlands, Belgium or certain parts of Germany, traditionally at Christmas. Speckled with warming spices such as cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg and are stamped or moulded before baking. You can do that with whatever Christmas … Read more
Peanut Butter cookies
I adore peanut butter and have many happy memories of sunny days and Sun pat peanut butter sandwiches. To be honest, if calories were no object I would love nothing better than to delve into a jar with a big spoon. So peanut butter cookies for me are always a good idea. Although I have … Read more
Gingernut Biscuits
I had tried to bake a few recipes for ginger biscuits, these involved using soft brown sugars which led to a chewy cookie. In the UK ginger nuts are a well known crunchy biscuit, these make wonderful dunkers. I remember them fondly from my childhood, these warm with ginger crunchy biscuits, once dunked they became … Read more
Quick Cheezy scones
Preparation Time Minutes Baking Time 25-30 Minutes Makes 8 Gluten-free, Vegan, Dairy-free and Nut-free I am a lover of more savoury snacks than sweet ones, one of those being cheese scones. I could never imagine I would love a gluten-free vegan one as much as the ones I baked long ago. These are super easy … Read more