Baking is one of our favourite family activities, so when Ella’s Kitchen sent us their brand new The Easy Family Cookbook, we eagerly thumbed our way through the pages in search of something delicious to recreate.

There are SO many yummy looking recipes, from breakfasts, all the way through to big family feasts!

Time hasn’t been in great supply over the past few weeks with a fair few family emergencies, work commitments and tons of exciting adventures… so when I stumbled across the recipe for Mmmm… Macaroons, I knew it would be the perfect one for us to try. This recipe is super quick – and we were munching on macaroons with a cup of tea within the hour.

I love macaroons. They remind me of the bakers in my mum’s village, where they (still!) sell them for 16p each, and every bite is one of heaven and nostalgia. Over Christmas we bought a paper bag of them to take over to my best friend’s house – but Busby and I ate most of them before we got there! Oops! [Read more…]