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Baking and Blogging in Ascot

• Homemade Focaccia – great for sharing!

  By lovinghomemade on April 25, 2013 • ( 12 )

  

  Homemade focaccia is a delicious thing. Hard to resist, which is possibly why I hadn’t made it for a while. I have tried several recipes and my favourite is this Richard Bertinet one, from his book “Dough”. It uses his… Read More ›

• Pavlova with Mango Curd and Fresh Mango – and no leftover egg whites or yolks!

  By lovinghomemade on April 23, 2013 • ( 8 )

  

  I mentioned I bought a 2kg box of mangoes, all of which turned out to be already verging on over-ripe when I got them. I made some mango curd with one of them and the recipe uses four egg yolks. This… Read More ›

• Mango Curd – a delicious way to use a mango

  By lovinghomemade on April 21, 2013 • ( 38 )

  

  I ordered a 2 kg box of mangoes as part of my online grocery shopping with the intention of making chutney. When it turned up, the mangoes were ripe to the point of looking over-ripe and spoiled. For chutney you ideally… Read More ›

• Fruit Bread

  By lovinghomemade on April 19, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  Ever since I made Hot Cross Buns and realised they weren’t nearly as difficult as I had thought, I have been really keen to try out all sorts of sweet yeast recipes. I was invited over to a friend’s for an early… Read More ›

• Melting Moments – made in moments too

  By lovinghomemade on April 17, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  Having spent the last week on holiday it was really good to get back into the kitchen and make something quick and easy, in between the unpacking and washing. It was truly wonderful to spend a week away in the sun,… Read More ›

• Tea Bread – it travels well!

  By lovinghomemade on April 14, 2013 • ( 9 )

  

  I grew up with this tea bread – it’s an old family favourite and the recipe my mum uses came from her mum. The fruit is soaked in tea and left overnight and the only fat in it comes from one… Read More ›

• Homemade Pitta Bread

  By lovinghomemade on April 12, 2013 • ( 16 )

  

  The first time I made these pitta bread they had all disappeared before they were even cool. Apart from managing a photo of them as they went on the cooling rack, we were eating them too fast to even think… Read More ›

• Cherry and Almond Cake

  By lovinghomemade on April 9, 2013 • ( 21 )

  

  One of my favourite cakes as a child was one we simply referred to as Cherry Cake, which I think was essentially a madeira cake with cherries in it. This is a take on my childhood cake which includes ground and… Read More ›

• Homemade Abel and Cole Breakfast Cookies – and the photo competition

  By lovinghomemade on April 6, 2013 • ( 12 )

  

  I have mentioned before that I get a weekly vegetable box from the UK company Abel & Cole. They have a great website full of recipe ideas for your fruit and vegetables, as well as a monthly recipe and photo competition…. Read More ›

• Pumpkin and Poppy Seed Bread(sticks) and Easy Smoked Mackerel Paté

  By lovinghomemade on April 4, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  I wanted to try making breadsticks as I thought it was about time I made something other than a loaf of bread. The instructions said make it with a dough hook, so I did, instead of kneading it myself. And… Read More ›