food
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Edible Gifts: Seasonal Shortbread
I don’t know if I’m getting carried away with the Christmas baking..it’s just slightly past mid November and already I’ve made mince pies, I’ve always been a devil for premature Christmas though! I…
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Recipe: Churros
I can remember a trip to Los Angeles, 10 years ago, and first time seeing churro’s on Hollywood Boulevard, opposite the Kodak Theatre where they hold the Oscar’s every year, in a pizza…
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Recipe: Coconut Macaroons
It’s definitely the time of year to start baking Macaroon’s! I don’t have a sweet tooth but I do have a weakness for them, dense, moist, coconutty and not to mention chocolatey! I…
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Haunted House Halloween Party
Halloween is my absolute favourite time of year, well all of Autumn is, really! The colours in the trees are stunning at this time of year, rusts, russet’s, browns and greens, there’s a…
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Schichtorte: Trying my hand at a Great British Bake Off ‘Technical Challenge’…
Anyone who follows my Facebook page will have guessed that I’m somewhat of a Great British Bake Off fanatic! This week was the Quarter Final and I’m pretty sure that Richard the builder…
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Cozy Autumn & Butternut Squash Soup
Summer is really dragging out this year and I’m finding myself sort of wishing it would move on… it’s overcast and humid, mornings are cold, afternoons are stuffy and people are starting to…
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Recipe: Home Made Butter
We love trying our hands at making our own! We’ve brewed our own beer, wine, made our own spaghetti, ravioli…..and even butter! I’ve my husband to thank for this and it couldn’t be…
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Recipe: Red Velvet Cake
I can usually take or leave cake, but my weakness is chocolate! Mention Red Velvet cake to me and my ears prick up! There’s something so enticing about that red velvety moist sponge…
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Chocolate Wedding Favours that are hassle free!
I’ve done lots of freelance event planning over the years, made cupcakes for events and in work, asked by brides about buying bags of chocolate and making their own favours in the form…
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Harvest Season
So Summer is starting to get away from us, nights are once again getting shorter, it’s not so hot anymore and those of you who have kids are silently rejoicing in the secret…
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Leftover Frosting From Cupcakes….What To Do?!
Cupcakes are amongst my favourite things to make, but when on a trip to the States, Florida to be exact, I discovered something amazing! Flavour sachets to add to buttercream that add colour…
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Not So ‘Stuffed’ Stuffing
I love Sunday’s, apart from the idea of work the next morning which highly depends where you work, some people live for Monday mornings and returning to work. Sunday to me is a…
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Recipe: ‘Breaking Bad’ Lasagne….Estilo Mexicano (Mexican Style)
My husband is a dab hand at creating weird and wonderful dishes, we share cooking duties but I like to do a lot of the cooking, simply because I come alive when I’m…
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Homemade Hummus!
I’m trying to lose some weight still and the Women’s Mini Marathon is on in two weeks so I’m making some protein packed foods where possible… hummus is packed with protein and it’s…
