Soft, tart rhubarb muffins topped with a sweet, crunchy crumble. Perfect for spring breakfasts, brunch, tea time, or a snack. Easy to make and full of seasonal flavour. If you have homemade rhubarb compote, I recommend a spoonful on the side for dipping, giving you a...
Grilled polenta, crisp on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside is a useful and delicious alternative to potatoes or rice it is fabulous for mopping up sauces and the juices from stews and casseroles. Light but filling, it is very moreish! Jump to Recipe Cooking...
Bonus Boy and I thought it would be good to mark this year’s Bramley Apple Week here in the UK with a delicious Apple Muffin recipe jazzed up with cinnamon and pecans just because we can! A printable recipe card can be found at the bottom of this post....
Making sugar mice is one of those easy family traditions which make Christmas special. It is things like this, not the expensive gadgets and throw away presents, which make memories to last a lifetime. When I first wrote this post I had no idea that it would...
This super easy egg-free peppermint creams recipe is perfect for Christmas! Jump to Recipe Peppermint creams have to be one of the easiest recipes to make. There is no heat involved (unless you feel the urge to dip them in melted chocolate which is VERY hard to...
I am reliably informed that there are now only six weeks until Christmas so this week we have been making bath bombs! Homemade bath bombs make excellent teacher gifts, teenagers adore them and they are a lovely addition to any festive hampers you are making for family...
How to make jam jar lanterns to bring some spooky light to your Halloween celebrations! Halloween in my house is an excuse to get ALL the candles out and start the sparkle and these jam jar lanterns seem like a good place to start. I’ve lost count of the number...
I have no idea why I thought spider biscuits were a good idea. I had to be rescued by Mr TS last night after a large spider walked jauntily along my sun visor as I was driving his car to Sainsbury’s. Narrowly avoiding crashing into a roundabout I swerved...
This Jammy Dodgers recipe is super simple to make and perfect for baking with children. Sweet vanilla biscuits, sandwiched together with oozy raspberry jam, so tempting! Jump to Recipe Jammy Dodgers or Jammie Dodgers? Burton’s Jammie Dodgers have been one of the...
Salt painting is one of those childhood crafts which are totally absorbing, the ones that stick in your mind. I remember very clearly marbling paper in Junior 2 when I was about seven and finger painting when I was in nursery aged three. One of my fondest memories...
This super simple beach-comber craft using driftwood and pebbles is a perfect summer holiday craft, winter beach walk activity or Father’s Day Gift. We spend a lot of time on Chesil Beach in Dorset and it is a brilliant place for driftwood and pebble...
When I first made nasturtium pesto I thought I’d had a flash of sheer genius and my name would go down in the culinary annals of history. I was wrong of course, a quick Google brings up any number of variations, but I still think mine is the best! Nasturtium...
Today marks the beginning of this year’s National Vegetarian Week and a recipe or two here on Thinly Spread. I hope we will tempt the tastebuds of those of you who are already vegetarian and that we can persuade those of you who are not to take a step along the...
I do love an Easter parade, I like all the pagan undertones as the bonnets with their bunnies and chicks and all the symbols of new life, fertility and abundance adorn heads across the land! We make Easter bonnets and crowns every year so it is becoming a challenge to...
Jenson Button is returning to his home town this evening to switch on our Christmas lights (a Button on the button makes me grin) and Advent begins on Sunday – I am beyond excited! You can read a little bit about our advent traditions here, and I have one or two...
