August 2009

Last week I had a pineapple in my organic box delivery and I’ve been debating what to do with it since I unpacked it. You see the problem is I don’t really like pineapple but even more so I hate waste so I couldn’t just see it end up on the compost heap. I set [...]

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One of my favourite liqueurs is Frangelico. Most often I’d just sip it, with ice is good, as a ‘digestivo’ but it is also good to bake with. Frangelico is a hazelnut and herb-flavoured liqueur  which is produced in Canale (Piedmont region of Northern Italy). It was released in the 1980s, gaining attention largely because of its unusual [...]

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Bread is often called the staff of life and it is not difficult to see why. There are so many varients out there, different flours, different blends, different optional extras and different baking styles; need I go on? I love bread and I love baking bread Focaccia is the ultimate sharing bread and very easy [...]

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Don’t get me wrong I love a challenge, and sure, isn’t that why I joined the Daring Bakers? This months challenge though nearly tipped my challenge enjoyment level over the edge, it wasn’t difficult as such but just such a palaver. I spread the challenge over two days (very unlike me) to try and give [...]

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As I mentioned in my last post, I have been asked to review some Pork & Leek Sausages from Abel & Cole.  Abel & Cole on their website say: We get our sausages, made to our own special recipe, from Laverstoke Park in Hampshire. The pigs have acres of glorious of room to roam around [...]

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As some of you may be aware I have reviewed products on behalf of Abel & Cole on previous occasions and I have always been pleased with the quality of the goods sent. I was very happy to learn that I would be getting more products to review, a pack of two duck fillets and a pack of [...]

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I was sipping some Twinings herbal tea at work the other day and began to wonder what would happen if I added a strong infusion of it to a sponge cake; and hey presto I had the recipe formulated. It is a very good job I’m never without pen and notepad to jot all my [...]

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I didn’t go visiting the famous lavender fields when I went to Norfolk but I did buy a lavender plant and some lavender honey, oh and I did mange to get this shot of Murphy playing camouflage behind the huge lavender bush in our holiday cottage. I had a huge glut of apples sitting in my fruit [...]

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August 14, 2009 · 31 comments

Buzy Bees

in Bread,Produce,Vegetarian

Honey is a pale yellow liquid, sweet, viscid and edible, collected and processed by bees from the nectar of flowers. The word honey comes from the Arabic hon which became in old English honig degenerating gradually to honey. The German word is still honeg. Honey has been found in the tombs of ancient Egypt, where [...]

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August 13, 2009 · 5 comments

Oodles of Noodles

in Meat

Simply Bill (Bill Granger) is simply jam packed with gorgeous (mostly healthy) recipes that really are suited to everyday simple cooking. Mouth-watering photography brings the meals to life and gives much inspiration. Bill is rather short with words in his recipe introductions and as such the photos need to convey the hidden voice of Bill and [...]

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August 13, 2009 · 8 comments

New Look

in Chat

As you can see I’ve had a bit of a revamp. I do hope you all like it. I love it and feel it is much more in keeping with my style and cooking preferences.  Emily from The Blog Fairy did all the hard work though, all I had to do was give her some ideas [...]

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