Not A Frumpy Mum

Not A Frumpy Mum October 27, 2014

Honey and Granola Cupcakes

I’ve had the Primrose Bakery cook book for about 4 years and have only made one recipe from it. At the moment I’m on a little bit of a mission to make more things from scratch so when hubby said he fancied a “healthy” dessert on Friday I said I’d make one rather than buying something from the shop. So after a quick flick through my unused cook books I settled for these. Ingredients (makes approx. 12 cupcakes) 110g unsalted butter (room temperature) 120g light soft brown sugar 175g clear honey 2 large eggs 220g sifted plain flour 1/2 teaspoon…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 24, 2014

The Pumpkin Patch

October is one of my absolutely favourite months. I love Autumn, and October in particular, as the weather starts to cool and the scarves and hats can start to reappear. And the absolute highlight of the month is Halloween, which means the search for the perfect pumpkin is on. My room-mate from university is American and for the past couple of weeks my Facebook timeline has been filled with the most gorgeous pictures of her and her beautiful family amongst the Pumpkin fields in Westchester (it always makes me smile that she moved there, probably living next door to Monica and Chandler),…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 20, 2014

Lemon Meringue Cake

I don’t often make big cakes, but I do try to make this a few times a year. I love the contrast of the soft sponge and the crunchy meringue and the filling is pretty yummy too. I also love that it’s not too tricky to make although getting the cake out of the tins without cracking the meringue it pretty much impossible, but that’s where the icing sugar comes in. It hides a multitude of sins! Plus I like the home-made look that you end up with. Cake Ingredients 3 unwaxed lemons 200g softened butter 200g caster sugar 3…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 15, 2014

The X-Factor Generation

I work in what was once (before they were scrapped and replaced with Academies and Free Schools) a Performing Arts College. Not actually a college, but a regular school that got a bit of extra money to focus on drama and stuff! As a Maths teacher, drama, dance and art are really not my bag (and if you’ve ever heard me sing you’d know why), and as we were a performing arts school there was always someone singing, or playing music somewhere on site. It can at times be sweet, almost endearing, and formed a big culture of the school.…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 8, 2014

When did I become so dependent on the internet?

Last week we had a mini tragedy in our house. The internet was down! Not in a down for a couple of hours kind of way, this was a down until further notice. It took a 90 minute phonecall on Thursday night to establish it would be fixed on Monday at the earliest. Leaving us with at least 3 full days (and a weekend) with no Wi-Fi! But what about 3G you may ask? We live in a small pocket of 3G randomness where it will appear in 10 minute intervals if you happen to be stood in the right…

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