May 2013
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Coming Soon!!
Chocolate & Coffee Loaf Honey Loaf Recipe
December 2012
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October 2012
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“Cakes have gotten a bad rap. People equate virtue with turning down dessert....”
– Jeanne Ray (via scruffylookinzombieherder)
July 2012
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April 2012
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Heaven is Nutella Hot Chocolate
Every once in a while you need a hot chocolate in your life to snuggle up with.
My mum is a massive fan of the Spanish Hot Chocolate they sell in Tesco and when she came to visit me in Portsmouth we visited Whittards and got some rather delectable Tiramisu Hot Chocolate and a toe warming Mint Hot Chocolate for my sister. Now I am not always a fan of tiramisu the dessert but this hot chocolate...
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Baking tip #1
My Mum taught me;
Be sure never to add too much baking powder to a cake as it will sink in the middle.
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BananaBananaBanana Bread!
Banana bread is almost, no IS, a staple in my house, my mum has always made it but about a year or so ago we stumbled across the easiest and much tastier recipe than the one in her 100 recipe cookbook which can turn out a bit too soggy. There is absolutely nothing like a slice of chocolate banana bread except maybe fudge walnut banana cake that is..
Ingredients
250g self raising flour
150g...
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March 2012
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You Tease.
One of my biggest downfalls is chocolate or snacks in general. Recently working on my dissertation has meant that I need something to nibble on whilst stuck inside working. I could be smart and healthy and get some carrot sticks or fruit but oh no I need sugar. Therefore, I need some sort of preventive-restriction-type mental ban on my mind to stop me buying a pouch of Malteasers like every other...
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Cheese-y-cheese
Tonight for dins its a quick carbonara made from the extra cheese sauce I had left over from last nights mac’n’cheese.
The sauce is so simple; melt butter in a pan, add flour to make a roux, then add milk (proportionate to how much sauce you want) whisk to incorporate the roux. Add grated cheese and continuously stir over a mid heat to melt the cheese, keep cooking until when you...
January 2012
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The Best Soup Ever!!
Sweet potato, chicken and sweetcorn Soup with bacon, chilli and thyme.
My mum bought a G.I. (glycemic index) Diet cook book years ago and to be honest the only recipe we ever used was this one and being a G.I. Diet recipe it is rather good for you. It has to be the best soup I have ever discovered and made, and I’ve made it so much I’ve stopped following the recipe exactly and just...
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Cawl Cennin a Thatws
That’s Leek and Potato Soup in Welsh. Why? well it’s where I live and the leek is an emblem of Wales.
A classic mum soup, I made a huge pan of this today so it occurred to me to share it with you. I like mine half blitzed so there’s lumps of potato still in it and I like mine extra peppery so I add about half a pound of pepper!
Ingredients
1 clove of garlic - finely chopped
1...
September 2011
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“Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and be...”
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Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD). This made me chuckle when it caught my eye.
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“Life’s too short to have an undercooked baked potato or a too cold bath”
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Nigella Lawson.
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To have your cake and eat it too.
Mum’s ultimate chocolate cake.
Look no further as I have now given you the recipe for the best and easiest chocolate cake you will ever need in your recipe book. My mother used to (and still does) make me and my sister the best cakes, not just on special occasions such as birthdays and christenings either. She used to make them professionally for friends and family and we have tons of...
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Make yourself at home
So I just started my final year at university and I had to start by cooking up a storm to keep me in food for a while. It occurred to me, after eating mum recipe chilli con carne with slight improvement from me, that its thanks to my mother that I have the skills and passion for food; whether that be cooking to stock up, to make dinner or even to bake. I remember when I was really little and I...
