Sweet treats

One of my favourites things to cook are sweet treats.  I don't have a sweet tooth myself, but there is nothing better than seeing someone's face light up when you give them a cake, pudding or biscuit you've made from scratch, and filled with heart & love.

Sometimes life takes over and all you can manage is 30 mins in the kitchen, which calls for a quick shortbread recipe (see my recipe section for a fail safe result) and other times you can indulge, making a complicated pavlova or a layered chocolate ombré cake.

My friend and brother in law recently went on a car rally through Europe, and as a little treat to keep them going during the long hours driving I made some yummy goodies to keep their energy levels up. Toffee apple cookies, double chocolate brownies and lemon kisses took a trip from Cleethorpes, via Golders Green, across Europe and finally ended up in the tummies of many hungry men at the top of a mountain in Switzerland. The hours spent cooking make it all worth it when I got that picture message of the recipients, filled with smiling, and very grateful faces!See below for photo evidence!