Homemade apple jelly is a delicious preserve, sweet clear jelly that is simple to make. Great spread on hot toast or fresh baked scones.

Apple & cinnamon scones. Autumn has arrived and what better way to celebrate but with a warm cinnamon spiced scone with apple slathered in melting butter! Apple and cinnamon scones are a delicious treat at any time of the year. But never more so than during Autumn, when the weathers on the turn and we …

Pumpkin scones are quick and easy to make. These warmly spiced scones are perfect with a coffee on cosy autumn morning or afternoon tea get together. Pumpkin spiced scones are a tasty variation on our buttermilk scone recipe. These scones use a combination of warming spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Almost like pumpkin pie, …

Spicy pumpkin soup, October brings the season of pumpkins and this warming soup is a great at this time of year. It makes excellent use of pumpkin. Spicy pumpkin soup marries creamy pumpkin, sweet coconut milk and fiery chilli in one warming bowl of soup. Autumn arrived this week! Walking around my garden I can …

Courgette and pepper soup is a great homemade soup to have on the table within 30 minutes and feeds a hungry crowd anytime. Courgette and pepper soup appears regularly on my lunch and dinner table. I love making soup and this simple soup is one my family all enjoy. Quick to cook! This recipe is …

Chocolate tweed squares, a simple tray bake reminiscent of childhood family gatherings. Chocolate tweed squares remind me of home. In fact, cake and home bakes are always reminiscent of family gatherings. All these sweet treats remind me of my childhood and growing up in a large family in Cape Breton. Cape Breton is known for …