CHERRY BAKEWELL

Stories from my Kitchen

Cherry Bakewell - Stories from my Kitchen is the first in a series of six books and is an introduction to the characters and the adventures they get up to.  Cherry Bakewell loves to cook with her family, now you can join in too!  Follow her adventures as you read each of the seven short stories, each containing a recipe, then make the recipe at the end of the chapter.  Some of the ingredients are in red.  Kids have to make a note of all the red ingredients and try and guess what they will make, which is the final secret recipe left for you by Cherry Bakewell.  Watch out for a naughty character called Rickster Raccoon, he's a bit mischievous!


Each of the delightful stories are about family life with a few surprises along the way!  A Visit to Aunty Jess, Mushroom Picking, Honey Bees, Aunty Jean's Birthday, Family Reunion, A Trip to the Beach and Summer Party.  The recipes in this book are Carrot and Parsnip Soup, Cheesy Rainbow Vegetables, Honey and Ginger Chicken, Victoria Sponge, Apricot and Pecan Cookies, Orange and Cranberry Cupcakes and Strawberry Cheesecake.  Learn to cook with Cherry Bakewell and friends with lots of fun and adventures!

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Winter Fun

Cherry Bakewell - Winter Fun see Cherry and her family enjoying Halloween, Bonfire night, playing in the snow and Christmas.  Continue to follow their adventures as they cook more recipes, but watch out, because Rickster Raccoon is up to his usual tricks!  As with the first book, there are seven short stories, each with a recipe.  You have to collect the red ingredients and guess the final secret recipe left by Cherry Bakewell.  There are also some dot-to-dots and colouring pages for more interactive fun.


The recipes in this book are Sausage, leek and bean pie, Popcorn, Apple cake, Cheese and bacon baked potatoes, Cream of tomato soup, Shortbread fingers with hot chocolate and Sausage rolls with cranberry sauce.

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Celebrations

Cherry Bakewell - Celebrations is the third in the series and sees the Bakewell family celebrating different occasions.  New Year's Eve, Jack's 50th Birthday, Pancake Day, Mother's Day, a football match, a writing competition and Easter.  As with the other books, there are seven short stories, each with a recipe with red ingredients to collect for the final secret recipe.  With more recipes, more fun and more naughtiness from Rickster Raccoon and this time his mate Baz the Badger makes an appearance!  There is also a story about the daughter Peaches dealing with anxiety, something which is very prevalent in a lot of people nowadays.  It shows how she deals with her feelings and how she overcomes them.


The beautiful illustrations are again the amazing work of Lara Kerem and they really do bring the stories to life!  The recipes in this book are Cheese Twists, Pork and Apple Loaf, Pancakes, Cheese and Bacon Quiche, Banana Cake, Triple Chocolate Muffins and Mini Egg Brownies.


So what are you waiting for!  Order your copy today and enjoy some hilarious stories whilst making lovely recipes as well, so get those aprons on! 

Huge thanks go to an amazing lady, Lara Kerem.  She is the artist who did all the drawings.  This is her story.

Lara Kerem is a freelance artist and illustrator based in the UK.  Her professional background is in classical music and primary education, but her passion has always been in literature, particularly children's books.  Alongside her full-time job in a primary school, Lara works as an artist/illustrator favouring watercolour and detailed penwork.  She has worked with several authors, as well as completing commissions for the NHS.  To have a look at Lara's work or to get in contact, visit her artwork pages on Instagram and Facebook.