Baker & Foodie Content Creator
My name is Lee, welcome to my pages. I hope we can have fun together?
When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing guest blogs, writing my own blog, or even trying to learn how to paint, I’m usually spending time with the amazing Mr G (my husband) or with my lovely daughter or my lovely son (very proud mum).
What is this all about? Great question. This site is about real cooking and baking, real recipes and real mistakes.
No filters here, (although i’d love to find a filter that can take ten years worth of laugh lines away. Just me, whats happening, and whatever cameras or phone i have to hand .
There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?
For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.
Be Brave
Cooking isn’t hard , neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes
Do you bake the best bread, cake, curry or pie? Do people tell you that you should write a recipe book? Have you got a favourite family dish you’d like to share with the world? This is the place to have it seen, and it’s easy to do. Its as easy as an e-mail with a picture or two!
Read how to share your favourite dishes with the world . Lee & The Sweet Life and Foodie Book Club
Chicken Vindaloo by Janice from Felixstowe Home & Honey.
An easy granola recipe to make at home contributed to Lee & The Sweet Life by Julie Hanson.
Making your own is super easy and super tasty too!
Easter-Cookie-Bars by Rose Hart. Never too many mini chocolate eggs in any cookie or cookie bar as far as i’m concerned. if you have a recipe you love, sent it to me to share here .
I tried to recreate a bang; bang chicken salad I ate at the Alchemist in Newcastle last week. After researching several recipes, I came up with this. Julie Hanson x
Super Noodle Omelette by Amy from Rise n Design is a recipe that is special in Amys family. Is an easy tasty dish thats fun to make.
If you have a favourite dish you’d like to share, let us know and you can have your dish seen by thousands in this recipe contributors page.
Spicy Sausage Pinwheels by Julie Hanson
Spicy Sausage Pinwheels by Julie Hanson. If you like sausage rolls you'll love these. A spicy sausage with a a sweet glaze of mango chutney. An easy recipe to throw together for those unexpected guests.
Tear and Share Cheese and Chutney Bread contributed to Lee & The Sweet Life website by Julie Hanson. This bread is perfect for sharing and can use your favourite pickle and cheese.
If you have a favourite recipe you’d like to share with everyone, send it to me and let thousands of others make it too
An easy recipe for lemon curd by our new guest contributorJulie Hanson . This is a great recipe for those festive gifts and can be kept in the fridge for around a month, making it perfect for those Christmas hampers. If you have a favourite dish you’d like to share , email and lets chat.
Soul Cakes by Ben Gazur for Foodie Book Club contributors page.
Soul cakes are not only a delicious biscuit flavoured with rich spices they are good for the soul.
A Medieval practice in England saw young children going from door to door on the days of all hallow tide (Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day) begging for a sweet treat.
If they were lucky they would get a Soulmass-Cake, or soul cake. There was a song that some ‘soulers’ would sing…..
Make this Autumn chutney using up the vegetables that are around right now. Julie Hanson, one of our favourite recipe contributors, loves this recipe so much she makes it every year. Hand made gifts are right and this is the perfect thing to make for friends and family.
Fudge Melting Moment, recipe contributed to Lee & The Sweet Life website by Julie Hanson. Perfect little mouthfuls of chocolate fudge goodness, Easy to make, and difficult to resist.
Share your favourite recipe here . It’s easy to let thousands of other people see it too, if you love it, others will want to make it too.
Spicy Potatoes Once again Felixstowe Honey have gifted us an other incredible recipe from their family dishes.
These Spicy Potatoes are going to become your next obsession, a recipe so tasty you’ll want to eat them hot or cold and so easy to make, you’ll want to cook them again and again.
Fabulous recipe for gingerbread cake with a lemon glaze gifted to Foodie Book Cub contributors page by Ella Buchan, Alessandra Pino and illustrator Lee Henry who are crowdfunding their book, A Gothic Cookbook ,via Unbound and you can help them – click the link here , and find out how to help Ella get her book out on the shelves.
Enjoy the full recipe along with pictured and illustrations.
These fabulous brownies by one of my favourites friends of this website, Rose Hart.
If you click on the link to her website you’ll see all of the great recipe Rose has there. Don’t forget to say hello while you’re there.
“Ferrero Rocher adds a new flavour and texture to my usual brownies.
If you love brownies and Ferrero Rocher then you will love these Brownies.
I have used 9 chocolates in this recipe, but use as many Ferrero Rocher chocolates as squares you are going to cut your brownies into.” Rose
Apple and Raisin scones by Rose Hart. Full recipe on the pages of Foodie book Clubs Contributors pages. If you’ve a favourite recipe you’d like to share, email it to me and let everyone enjoy it.
This Hot X Bun Cake is so easy to prepare and make. It’s very versatile and can be made to suit Vegans, Gluten Free or both. The spice adds a lovely warming smell and taste. The fresh apple and orange help keep it moist. Definitely a family favourite Donna, .@GHSdirect
Bhel puri is a popular Indian savoury snack made with puffed rice, tossed with vegetables and tangy chutneys. Recipe for Lee & The Sweet Life contributors page by Felixstowe Honey
Low Sugar, Gluten & Lactose Free Lemon Cake -for Foodie Book Cubs contributors recipe page by Chris Malone
Share your favourite recipes here.
Ceylon Chicken Kari Recipe by Janice from Felixstowe Honey given to Lee & The Sweet Life as a contributor recipe. You can have your recipe for the world to see too. Go the page and see how?
