Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Easiest Crunchy Topped Lemon Drizzle Cake- Minimum Effort, Minimum Washing Up

– Lemon drizzle is always a winner. I always think of lemon as a summery flavour but this cake is brilliant all year round. It packs well for a walking snack but is also great for plain old afternoon tea. … Continue reading

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Easy Chocolate Bread And Butter Pudding- Essential All Year Round Hug In A Bowl

Hmmmm, I do try and keep recipes fairly seasonal. “This is WINTER food” I hear shouted at me through the computer screen. I know, well sort of…………you never know when the urgent need for comfort food will start to claw … Continue reading

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Blackberry and Apple Loaf Cake- Simple, Seasonal, Scrummy

– The blackberries are wonderful here at the moment. The non food photo’s above are from yesterdays lovely dog walk. A wonderful summers day with a blustery breeze. I cannot believe how many butterflies and bumblebees are about this year. … Continue reading

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Blueberry and Almond Galette- Rustic Yet Beautiful Summer Food

– Blueberries are just so glorious. Their passionately deep purple colour combined with a surprisingly delicate flavour is almost hedonistic. Blueberry recipes need to take great care in finding flavour combinations that round off and celebrate the blueberry flavour without … Continue reading

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Goats Cheese and Caramelised Red Onion Quiche- Perfect Picnics

– I adore quiche. Its so easy to make and so much more delicious that shop bought counterparts. I just don’t understand why more people don’t have a go. The filling options are endless but the classic combinations are the … Continue reading

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The Most Scrummy, Most Chocolatey, Naughtiest Chocolate Cookies EVER

– When you need a chocolate fix………. a dark, unadulterated, totally sinful, gloriously naughty chocolate fix, then this recipe hits the spot. Yes, they can be a walking snack for chocolate lovers but these cookies are so much more. They … Continue reading

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Summer Lentil and Chick Pea Sambar

– I love spicy food. It doesn’t have to be a wintry dish. Think of the soaring temperatures where most spicy foods have their origins. This is my summer recipe for sambar which is commonly eaten in South India and … Continue reading

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Louise Waterman’s Ultimate Carrot Cake

– Going out for tea or coffee seems to be the new “eating out”……………(?). In my opinion, every good tea or coffee shop should have 4 priorities as follows: 1. Lovely tea pots- preferably with hand- made cosies (I know … Continue reading

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Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins

– This will add to my growing collection of posts extolling the virtues of and declaring my love for the humble lemon. My daughter loves all things lemon but she was highly suspicious of the speckled effect poppy seeds give. … Continue reading

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