Honey Toffee Walnuts

    This recipe is one of the reasons why I don’t mind scavenging around under walnut trees on cold autumn days, because these toasted walnuts covered in crispy toffee are absolutely delicious. Eat them as a tasty snack on their own, or chop them up finely to use as cake decorations, dessert topping, or […]

Chocolate Fudge (with walnuts)

    I know there are many recipes that incorporate biscuits into fudge, and there are better biscuit fudge recipes around, but for me, this biscuit fudge recipe holds many memories. This is because this recipe is in Mum’s first recipe book, written in her handwriting, and this is the first biscuit fudge recipe I […]

Apricot and Walnut Muffins

      These muffins are super tasty, with the walnut and apricot flavours complimenting each other nicely. One Sunday morning ‘on the spur of the moment’ Mum decided to whip some of these muffins up so I would have something to take home with me after my weekend visit (isn’t my Mum so thoughtful!) […]

Rosemary Cointreau Spiced Nuts (Recipe by Jo Seagar)

  Because this mix tastes extremely good, the level of the nuts in the jar has dropped considerably from when we first filled it as we kept going back for another handful. As Mum or I was always caught with our hand in the jar, we came up with a saying “step away from the […]

April Fool’s Day and Walnut Whip Whoopie Pies

  This follows on from the previous blog post which contains the recipe for Walnut Whip Whoopie Pies and recipes for the filling and icing.   Most of the whoopie pies that Mum and I made went to my workmates. They have Mum to thank for this kindness. If it was up to me, I […]