Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business
To celebrate National Baking Week (17th-23rd October) we thought we would revisit some of our favourite cake recipes on the blog to give you some baking inspiration. As anyone who has been to one of our MTB networking meetings will know, homemade cake is a big part of what makes our visitors feel welcome. Over [...]
I LOVE Autumn – it has to be my favourite time of year. The trees start to change colour, frosty mornings, boots and jumpers are back ‘in’ and I can have a bath and get in my PJ’s at 7pm and it doesn’t seem too strange! Now you all know that here at MTB we [...]
Much as I love baking and cakes I also love making puddings and my favourite are summer ones – lighter and fruity. Here are 3 of my favourites that use red summer fruits and like most of my cooking – quick and simple! Helen’s alternative fruit trifle This pudding came about as a last minute [...]
As a result of my blog post last week, containing 10 recipes using squishy bananas, I had a go at making Caramel Banana Blondies. However I have renamed them Banoffee Brownies because I think it’s a more catchy name! If you are looking for a more exciting use for your overripe bananas then I can’t recommend these highly enough. And I [...]
One thing you can guarantee about kids is that they are contrary. One week they love something, the next they won’t touch it with a barge-pole. Such is the case, in our house, with bananas. My girls always used to enjoy a banana or two, but now they are met with scorn and disdain. Trouble is, I keep buying [...]
A month ago, if you had asked me what my dream job would be, I would probably have replied with something flippant like Johnny Depp’s personal secretary or a chocolate taste tester. Well, my friends, be careful what you wish for, because sometimes dreams do come true! Thanks to the magic of Twitter and the British Mummy [...]
I’m ashamed to admit it has taken me 40 years to have this great idea, but now I have, I thought I would a) share it with you and b) ask your advice. This week I borrowed 2 cookery books from my local library. What a fantatsic idea I thought. I can have a proper read [...]
We are delighted to be hosting our very first Carnival on a subject very close to our hearts – baking! We asked you to send us links to recipes for some of your favourite festive cakes, biscuits and puddings and we have had some scrumptious entries which we will definitely be trying out ourselves. And so [...]
This recipe came from my friend after I tasted it at her house – so I have no idea of its true origins, but it is a great cake to make – quick, easy and very tasty. I have made this for Mum’s The Boss meetings and other occasions and it has always received many [...]
I’ve tried lots of flapjack recipes over the years but this one consistently gives the ideal mixture of crunch and chew! It’s always a hit at our meetings with the mums and children alike. And the final seal of approval? Even my fussy little eaters like it!! Flapjack is a great standby as you only need [...]
I have been making Chocolate Fridge cake for as long as I can remember, and is probably the most popular and requested cake that I make. In fact I have been known to ‘pay’ for things in fridge cake, and in some households a whole tray has been known to be eaten in one evening! I am [...]
I have lost count of the times I have made these brownies and they have always turned our perfectly. As long as I always make sure I have a few packets of chocolate chips in the cupboard I know I can rustle up some gooey goodies at short notice, and have often made them on [...]
Cake has been a fundamental part of Mum’s The Boss right from the start, so much so that’s it high time it had a blog post of it’s own! Both of us like baking and eating cake, and from our very first meeting we have always brought homemade cakes or biscuits to our meetings. Our cakes [...]
Now my children are at school we have entered the realm of friends coming to play after school, and usually for tea as well. So what do you feed them? You want them to be happy, and to eat, and generally the obvious staple is fish fingers or chicken nuggets , chips and beans . [...]
