Jun 13

Specunana Chocolate Brownies

Speculoos, Banana, Dark Chocolate, white chocolate Brownies

A while ago I bought some Lotus Biscuit Spread which on the continent is known as Speculoos. I’d seen much hype about this product on twitter so my curiosity got the better of me and I bought some. We’re big fans of Lotus Biscuits in this house. I have many fond memories of trips to …

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Jun 07

Croquiches

Picnic food, Cross between Croque Monsieur and Quiche Lorraine

Did you know it’s National Picnic Week between 17 – 23 June? Well nor did I until I was invited to take part in a Picnic challenge by Unilever Kitchen. I received a lovely hamper full of products from Hellmans, Colmans, Maille, Knorr, Flora and Bertolli and all I had to do was come up …

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Jun 06

Food News – June 2013

Here is a round-up of products which I have been trying out recently. Abra-ca-Debora Diddy Pancakes Are delicious little puffs of pancake which you can heat up and eat in so many ways. If there are any Scandinavians reading this, they are just like freshly made miniature æbleskiver. We enjoyed them warm with some fresh …

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Jun 03

Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad for Fathers Day

My mum seems to be a never ending resource of recipes and one will just pop into my head from time to time and a quick phone call later I have the bones of one of her old dishes which half the time she’s forgotten about herself. As the recipes are all stored in her …

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May 27

Rhubarb & Ginger Cake

Sometimes you have an idea for a cake and you know where you want to end up and you think you know how you’re going to get there. This cake turned out wonderfully but was the result of misreading a couple of my old recipes by using double the amount of sugar and over chopping …

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May 24

GreenPan Venice Wok and Saucepan Review & Giveaway rrp £105

GreenPan Venice Wok and lIdded saucepan

It’s not often that a kitchen product comes along that ticks all the boxes but that’s exactly what the Venice pans from GreenPan do. They are eco-friendly, high performing and easy to clean. GreenPan use a PTFE free ceramic based non-stick coating called Thermolon. Unlike standard non-stick coatings Thermolon they can withstand much higher temperatures …

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May 23

Tomato, Red Onion & Coriander Salad

Sometimes less is more with food and this salad is certainly testament to that. I’ve not really been feeling the salad vibe recently with the weather being so atrocious but whenever we have curry I always make this salad as an accompaniment . If you can make it in advance all the better to allow …

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May 17

Brabantia Pink Santini Ironing Table & Portable Laundry Bag Review + Giveaway rrp £120

When I was recently asked what I would like to review for Brabantia I immediately knew and suggested their new Portable Laundry Bag and an ironing table cover; they went one better though and offered me a their new Pink Santini Ironing Table! Having owned a Brabantia ironing board for the last 20 years I …

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May 15

Rhubarb Compote with Vanilla Greek Yogurt & Meringue

It’s rhubarb season and after making the recipes that I posted last year and a failed attempt to make a crumble with cinnamon which got rather drowned in the stuff I decided it was time to strip everything right back. Hubby and I love rhubarb and I think sometimes the subtleties of it can get …

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May 11

Chocolate Drizzle Flapjack

Children's Baking, Teatime, snack, lunchbox, treat, oats

I can’t actually remember the first recipe I ever made at home but if I was a betting person I think it would be Flapjacks from “Learnabout… Cooking” by Ladybird Books. This was my first ever cookery book and cost the princely sum of 24p. I’m sure I would have made the Jam Tarts and …

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