Category Archives: Food

Christmas Meals

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Cooking Christmas dinner is a bit of a tradition for me and Nikki when it comes to our family Christmases. When the whole family used to descend on our Grandparents house ‘en mass’ our family would stay at least the night before as we lived further away and the cousins would arrive on the day.  We would take control of… Read more »

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Weekend Haul I {Jelly Time}

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This weekend I have been busy making stuff from a ton of windfalls the my parents brought down the other weekend and trying to preserve some of the produce from our garden.  I made Rosemary Jelly with all the Rosemary ‘branches’ which were lying along the floor.  Quince Jelly (with apples) from some of the Ornamental Quince from my parents… Read more »

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One Pot Pasta Meal

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There have been a number of recipes flying around pinterest for one pot pasta dishes and I thought I’d try one out, with my own spin… One pot pasta inspiration http://pinterest.com/pin/29343835044940936/ This was the inspiration for my meal although I made a few tweaks based upon what I had available.  For the veg I used frozen peas and sweetcorn, I used… Read more »

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Eating out – The week long birthday party

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Well this post was started a while ago, but i’ve just been so busy that I haven’t been able to finish it. But I finally managed to get it done, so here it is. Potentially one of the most almighty birthday celebrations I have taken part in so far was this summer after all our exams had finished. My friend… Read more »

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Banoffee Pie!

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Right well this banoffee pie might not have turned out quite as well as I’d hoped it would, nor as well as my previous one did… but atleast I have some tips on what not to do…  Banoffee Pie: From bbcgoodfood 300g biscuits (digestive/hobnobs are best – but I used some choc chip cookies i’d made that I hadn’t eaten… Read more »

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Nutella Iced Coffee (Pintrest inspired)

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Well I saw on facebook my friends talking about a Nutella Cold Coffee recipe that they’d seen on Pintrest, and I <3 nutella, and this sounds like it would taste like the iced coffees I used to have a couple of years ago. (which reminds me…I haven’t seen them in shops recently, I hope they’re still around). So I decided… Read more »

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Handmade Focaccia

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Well that itch to make something in the kitchen got the better of me again, and after looking through the cupboards I decided bread would probably be a better option than cakes because we’re more likely to actually finish it.  I have to say I’m rather bad at actually eating all the stuff I make, I need more people around… Read more »

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How To: Cookie Monster Cupcakes

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Image from pintrest. A while back now I was casually browsing the internet as you do and I came across images of cookie monster cupcakes, I was instantly overcome by the urge to make some. I love to bake <3 and since I just came across the photos I took of them, I decided I would share the love on… Read more »

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