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updated may 2026 These vintage chocolate dipping spoons are one of the easiest homemade edible gifts you can make for Christmas. They look beautiful, take just minutes to prepare and make cosy hot chocolate feel extra special. All you need is melted chocolate, a few pretty toppings and some vintage teaspoons. Once set, the spoons...
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Updated: March 2026 Planning a party and need easy cold buffet food ideas that you can prepare ahead of time? Whether you’re hosting a garden party, birthday party, summer BBQ, picnic or family gathering, a cold buffet is one of the easiest ways to feed a crowd without spending the whole day in the kitchen....
If you love a soft, chewy cookie with lightly golden edges and plenty of chocolate running through it, you’ll really like these Mini Egg Cookie Bars. They’re thick and properly satisfying, with a gently crisp top and a centre that stays just the right side of soft. The kind of bake you cut “just to...
Our Christmas scones add a deliciously festive twist to our afternoon tea scones recipe to create tasty, fluffy scones flavoured with mincemeat and dried cranberries. We've taken our foolproof scone recipe and added a burst of festive Christmassy flavor in our super simple Christmas scones recipe. We've flavoured the scone dough with brandy mincemeat and...
Apple and mincemeat crumble is a super easy Christmas crumble dessert recipe that's great for Christmas pudding haters! Just serve with custard for a yummy wintery pudding! Our Christmas crumble is filled with a delicious, sticky, apple and mincemeat mixture and topped with buttery crumble. It's a super easy Christmas dessert recipe that's great in...
For a super easy way to cook the Christmas dinner vegetables - try our delicious Christmas vegetable tray bake. Tasty honey roasted Christmas vegetables and super simple to prepare and cook! Honestly, why go to all the trouble of cooking the Christmas vegetables separately. Cut the faff and cook up this delicious, one tray honey...
Start your Christmas Day in style by tucking into the perfect Christmas Breakfast Buffet. Choose from a fresh fruit platter, pastries and of course the full English! Christmas morning is always hectic, especially if you've got young children who get up super early! The scramble to open presents and tuck into chocolate selection boxes and...
Super easy and delicious - our savoury Puff Pastry Christmas Tree makes a great Christmas buffet food or easy festive lunch. Our little Christmas Tree Pastries are a lovely little Christmas recipe. They're really easy to make and you can top them with whatever you like, or even get the kids to have a go...
Create a beautiful and healthy festive dessert with our easy Christmas Fruit Platter. Super simple to make and delicious to eat! A stunning and decorative Christmas tree fruit platter is lovely for serving to friends and family and a welcome change from all the rich food! Our simple healthy festive fruit platter is really easy...
Traditional Bonfire Night food ideas that'll make your bonfire party go with a bang! From bangers and baked potatoes to black peas, parkin and treacle toffee Up north in Manchester... Bonfire Night was always a huge deal when I was a kid. Everyone talked about it, kids collected fire wood and made a proper Guy,...
It's so simple to make and so good. Homemade mulled apple cider. The perfect accompaniment to your holiday celebrations. Sweet, spicy, warming and oh so cosy. Mmmmm the scent of warm alcoholic mulled cider recipe wafting though the house smells just delicious. This is a great drink to serve to guests as they arrive at autumn...
When it comes to making the perfect Sausage Bap - our recipe nails it! Soft fluffy bread rolls stuffed with juicy sausages and topped with boozy caramelised onions. Our sausage butty is just TOO GOOD! We make them using Fletchers Barmcakes and if you live in Manchester/Lancashire then believe me these are the BEST barmcakes...
Proper homemade Chilli Sausage Rolls with juicy sausages and chilli jam all wrapped up in buttery puff pastry. These are just TOO GOOD! Okay... if you LOVE a sausage roll then you're just going to love these easy spicy sausage rolls. They're mouthwateringly good! We do love unusual sausage roll recipes here at Daisies &...
Mini Jacket Potatoes are just too good! Our crispy skinned little potatoes stuffed with soured cream and bacon sprinkles are super easy to make and delicious to eat! Oh I hold my hands up! This is one potato recipe you're going to want to make (and eat) again and again ALL AUTUMN! Our baked baby...
Move over toffee apples and make way for Bonfire Bark, a totally decadent chocolate bark recipe that's perfect Bonfire Night food! Oh it's kinda a tradition now at our house to make up trays of this completely gorgeous chocolate pretzel bark recipe ready for Bonfire Night. It's just so good! Delicious swirls of chocolate sprinkled...
Create a spooky dinner with our Halloween Burgers recipe and treat your little monsters to a monster burger of their own! Super easy and totally delicious! As soon as the first leaf falls from the trees I am in the mood for Halloween! I like to squeeze a Halloween vibe into everything - even the...
A super easy slow cooker lamb stew recipe that's perfect for family dinner - this will fast become one of your favourite easy fall dinner recipes. Pendle Witch stew is the name we give the slow cooked lamb stew recipe which is inspired by many, many visits to Pendle Hill, home of the Lancashire witches....
Hosting an cosy autumn party? Warm up your guests with a Bloody Mary Soup Station, rich delicious soup and all your favourite Bloody Mary toppers! If you're throwing bonfire night parties or outdoor Halloween parties this year, then a soup station is a great way to feed your guests. Our Bloody Mary soup station has...
25 reasons to love autumn most of all. Woodland walks, delicious belly filling comfort food, bubble baths, red wine, hot chocolate and layering up the knitwear. Fall just has it ALL! There's literally nothing you can't love about autumn. It's by far the best season of all. Filled to bursting with spectacular nature and cosy...
The ultimate Easy Easter Cake! Our super easy Easter mini egg cake is perfect for when you want to bake a cake but without a whole lot of effort! WHY YOU'LL LOVE OUR EASY EASTER CAKE RECIPE ⭐️ It's made with quick and easy cheat ingredients! This chocolate Easter cake is packed to bursting with cheat...
Our adorable miniature chocolate love hearts are the perfect homemade Valentine's Day surprise for your sweetie this year. And they're really simple to create — perfect for even the youngest of cooks! Simple cake sprinkles are all that is required to dress up a little batch of homemade chocolate hearts, which look adorable when done...
A super sweet Valentine's Day treat! Make your own pink wafer Valentines biscuits with our super easy and delicious chocolate biscuit recipe. This is a lovely, easy little Valentines biscuit recipe using pink wafer biscuits, white chocolate and gorgeously pretty heart shaped cake sprinkles. This is a great little chocolate biscuit recipe for making with...
Vegetable tart puff pastry make a super easy, delicious vegetarian Valentine's day dinner idea. Roasted Mediterranean vegetables with tangy feta cheese served in a heart shaped tart - yum! I make no apologies for how simple this recipe is. Easy recipes have to be my favourite! Our delicious vegetable tart puff pastry not only looks...
Say hello to our favourite Christmas chocolate bark recipe! It's a totally delicious combo of milk and white chocolate swirled together and sprinkled with pistachios, cranberries, gold dust and edible sparkly silver stars. Our Christmas chocolate bark is oh so easy to make and deliciously pretty to look at. It's the perfect Christmas recipe and ideal as...
Get those Christmas Markets vibes at home with our DELICIOUS Christmas Pigs In Blankets Platter, roasties, Yorkshire puddings and a jug of gravy. What's not to LOVE?! Why You'll LOVE This Recipe Super Easy To Make - you can throw this platter together quickly and easily with our short-cut cooking cheats and flavour tips! Cosy...
Welcome to the world of orange and cranberry rocky roads, all I can say is WOW! They taste completely amazing. They're absolutely everything I wanted them to be. A perfect thanksgiving recipe or just for munching with coffee on a cold winter day. You'll need just five ingredients to make a tray of these awesomely...
Treat the kids to spooky spider web pizza muffins this Halloween. They're super easy, super yummy and fun! Get busy in the kitchen and cook up a spooky snack! These little Halloween spider pizza muffins are great as an after-school snack, or as a Halloween party food. Making Spider Web Pizza Muffins Is A Good...
You’re going to just LOVE this Mini Halloween Cheesecake Recipe – it’s no bake, super easy and completely delicious! Made with a mouthwateringly good Oreo cheesecake base and topped with a creamy vanilla frosting. You can decorate this Halloween treat anyway you like! Our no bake cheesecake is just super easy to make and is...
Father's Day is almost here, and we all know that the way to a dad's heart is through his stomach. So, if you're looking for some awesome Father's Day meal ideas, you've come to the right place! We've rounded up a bunch of delicious recipes that are perfect for celebrating Dad on his special day....
Sunday is the perfect day to reset and prepare for the week ahead. I’ll show you how to make a personalized Sunday reset routine that fits your lifestyle and helps you feel more energized and focused WHAT IS A SUNDAY RESET ROUTINE? Okay so first up, everyone’s Sunday Reset Routine will be a little different, depending on what you need to...
Surprise Mom with a delicious brunch this Mother's Day! Choose from 100 easy and delicious Mother's Day brunch ideas that will make her day extra special. Brunch is always a good idea, and treating mom to a delicious, homemade Mother's Day brunch is just an extra special way to celebrate Mother's Day. You could opt...
Boost your happiness with our mood boosting self care ideas for April. Make yourself a priority in your own life with our tips and wellbeing activities! What Is Self Care? Simply looking after yourself – putting time and effort into choosing to do things that make you feel good and promote wellbeing and happiness. It...
An Easter wreath is a great way to bring a splash of spring to your home. It's time to shop! Easter wreaths are a wonderful way to welcome spring - they're joyful, beautiful, and, let's face it, we're so over winter that we can't wait for a carnival of pastel colours and adorable bunnies and...
An Easter Tree is a gorgeous way to celebrate spring and decorate your home to celebrate new beginnings and a fresh new season. We've always celebrated the arrival of spring and the spring equinox by decorating a tree or weeping willow branches with lovely Easter ornaments. Although this practice dates back to Pagan times with...
Okay, this is ABSOLUTELY the easiest chocolate Easter bark you can make! Super simple to prepare and DELICIOUS to eat! Why You'll LOVE This Easy Easter Recipe It's SUPER easy to make - no faffing around with pans of boiling water, bowls of chocolate or pouring. Just melt the chocolate in the oven on the...
Whip up a batch of delicious homemade air fryer chocolate bark for Easter with our easy recipe. And it's SO SIMPLE! Why You'll LOVE This Easy Easter Chocolate Bark It's super quick to make - oh this is the QUICKEST way to make chocolate bark. It literally takes 2-3 minutes in the air fryer to...
Easter is a time for family and friends to come together. It’s also a time to celebrate the start of Spring and new beginnings and we've got some totally delicious Easter Bakes to help you enjoy it even more! Easter bakes are a lot of fun your only struggle will be trying to decide what...
Main dish Easter Dinner Ideas that are sure to be a hit with your family and holiday guests this Easter Sunday! We've put together an incredible selection of great celebratory Easter dinner ideas to choose from, including lamb, steak, salmon, and mouthwateringly good vegetarian alternatives. When it comes to planning your Easter Sunday, whether you're...
Want to get 10000 steps in a day without being a chore? Here are 20 easy ways to get those steps in and stay active throughout the day. Benefits Of Walking And Moving More Okay so first up, we're BIG believers in looking after your wellbeing and self care and that regular every day activity...
Don’t let that Christmas ham go to waste! Here’s our FAVOURITE leftover ham recipes to help you make the most of your festive feast! Christmas Dinner is a total festive treat. Plates piled high with roast turkey and Christmas ham, roast potatoes and all the trimmings. But… there’s no way all that ham will be...
Our Christmas tree crudité platter is a festive appetizer that's super easy to prepare, packed with fresh veggies, and inexpensive. A great holiday party food! Why You'll Love This Healthy Festive Appetizer Fresh and healthy in amongst the sugar fest! - we like to add in this healthy, vegetable crudite platter in amongst the rich,...