Saturday Drinks Menu: Sparkling White Peach Sangria

With Summer finally seeming within our reach and the promise of a warm (and dry!) weekend, what better way to while away the hours than with a pitcher of ice-cool, refreshing Sangria? This one, a twist on the traditional red wine Sangria, is courtesy of The Kitchn. 

Little Weekend Projects: Egg Shell Planters

We are eating eggs like they're going out of fashion at the moment in my house so here's a super easy project to make use of all the discarded shells. I think these would look cute on a kitchen windowsill for propagating cuttings from the garden or fresh herbs. 

Boston Beef and Baked Bean Hotpot

I love this Weight Watchers dish; it's tasty and hearty and doesn't feel like 'Diet Food' at all. However, as I'm now doing Slimming World, I adapted the recipe slightly to make it Syn free. You can see below the recipe for a list of ingredients that I actually used.

Sunday Bake Club: Mince Pie Cheesecake

I made this Festive cheesecake last Christmas and it makes a LOT of cake!! It’s also quite rich and dense so a little goes a long way, making it perfect for entertaining fairly large numbers. I used mincemeat, rather than crumbled mince pies, in my cake, making sure I added an extra slug of Brandy to the fruit before stirring it in.

Saturday Drinks Menu: Mulled Wine

This is Jamie Oliver’s recipe for Mulled Wine, which I will definitely be trying this weekend, even though a warming drink isn’t exactly called for here in NZ!!