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Baking and Blogging in Ascot
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Vegetable Box Cooking – Feta and Spring Greens Quiche
It’s been a long time since I last posted a recipe using something from my vegetable box in anything other than a cake! Cooking is not my forte and I suppose this is cheating somewhat as it essentially baking with… Read More ›
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Sticky Cranberry and Raisin Buns
I first made these at Christmas and they didn’t last long enough to cool down properly, let alone get photographed! They are very sweet (I don’t think I noticed at Christmas quite how sweet, probably because there is so much… Read More ›
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Rhubarb Crumble – with a healthier style crumble
This crumble mix is full of taste and texture with added nuts and seeds, and is lighter on bad fats and sugars than a traditional one. Instead of butter it only contains mild olive oil and the added sugar is Demerara…. Read More ›
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Chocolate Sponge with Strawberries and Cream Cheese Icing
This is a slightly unusual combination – you might expect vanilla sponge with strawberries and cream, or chocolate sponge with chocolate icing and strawberries. My brother had his birthday a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to make him… Read More ›
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Spelt Soda Bread – a great standby bread
Soda bread is perfect for when you need a loaf of bread in a hurry. My brother was coming to stay and I knew he’d be hungry when he arrived. It probably only took slightly longer to make as it… Read More ›
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Awards!
One of the great ways of finding out about some of the wonderful blogs out there is through nominations for blogger awards. I love checking out people’s nominations and every now and then am lucky enough to be one of them…. Read More ›
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50th Birthday Cake with Yellow Flowers
Petra is a friend and one of my blog’s first followers. She is also in the book group that I mentioned in my Focaccia post. On her last turn at hosting Book Group she chose “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn,… Read More ›
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Hot Mango Chutney
If you follow this blog you may remember that I had ordered some mangoes, intending to make Mango Chutney, a while ago. When they turned up they were very over-ripe so they became Mango Curd instead. I have been ordering them… Read More ›
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Lemon and Cranberry Muffins
These muffins are light and summery, even if the weather here in the UK isn’t. It’s currently 8ºC (about 48ºF) and hailing. Since I started this blog I have got a lot more adventurous with my recipes and have gained the… Read More ›
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Rye and Sultana Bread
I was very keen to make rye bread a while ago and eventually got round to buying some rye flour. Two days later I had forgotten I had it. Luckily I came across it again the other day: I really… Read More ›
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