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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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Banoffee Pie- Squidgy, Scrummy and Thoroughly Naughty

– OK, this isn’t exactly a dessert that you can take as a snack on a walk. It won’t travel in a pocket. It won’t even travel well in a picnic hamper. So I stand accused of going off topic … Continue reading

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Lemon Posset

– Whilst I love chocolate I would nearly always choose lemon over it. Lemon is a fresher, cleaner, more summery option but still lends itself to gluttonous, comfort food (thank goodness). This lemon posset is one of those desserts that … Continue reading

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Tiramisu

– Nigella Lawson once described Tiramisu as a “comfortable cliche”. If this is true, then the same can be said of many of the nations favourite “adopted” desserts- Banoffee Pie, Pavlova, Pana cotta, Roulade, Tarte au Citron, to name but … Continue reading

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Almond and Cherry Bakewell Muffins

– I love Bakewell tart. And I love muffins, which pack well in my walking rucksack, along with my trusty flask of tea. I prefer to use natural coloured glace cherries but they are less visually striking than their died … Continue reading

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Lemon Curd- Tasting Sunshine

– A friend sent me a text last week to say a relative of hers had brought some lemons home from the Canary Islands in her suitcase. Did I want some? Does a horse refuse carrots? (note to self- come … Continue reading

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