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The gooiest chocolate brownies ever…probably

April 7, 2012

At last I have made a gluten free brownie that is deliciously moist but of course you can substitute gluten free ingredients for normal ones. They’ll just be even gooier…perhaps. Ingredients Obviously use gluten free ingredients if making gluten free 125g plain flour 250g dark chocolate 50g cocoa powder 200g unsalted butter 200g caster sugar [...]

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Cherry and Almond Scones

March 21, 2012

300 children die of malnutrition every hour, every day. Very simple solutions could save millions of children from endless pain and dying every year. Name A Day is the latest campaign from Save the Children who are asking David Cameron to name a day when he will host a global hunger summit. No child was [...]

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Decadent Chocolate & Lavender Cake

March 16, 2012

I have been wanting to make a chocolate and lavender cake since last autumn when faced with a huge crop of lavender but never seemed to have the right excuse…what better reason than because it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday and I have this beautiful new glass dome and plate to show off that I have [...]

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Carrot cakes

March 5, 2012

I think carrot cake is one of my all time favourites, I especially love ones full of nuts. This recipe is for individual cakes that can fit easily into a lunch box or popped into the mouth for a quick treat. I find that a lot of the recipes that I use are in American [...]

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Sweet potato and coconut soup

February 22, 2012

After another fab lunch at my favourite place to eat Soho Joe’s there was mention of sweet potato and coconut soup. I just couldn’t resist trying to concoct my own version to keep us all warm during the last couple of weeks of freezing temperatures. As usual it’s all very easy to make,the ingredients can [...]

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Filling breakfast muffins

January 22, 2012

I have always insisted that my children have breakfast before going to school but as a mum to three teens now I have to face the fact that teenagers stay in bed until the last possible minute (ie 10 minutes before their bus is due) This is not conducive to leaving time for cereal or [...]

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Butternut squash and orange soup- vitamin c packed

January 7, 2012

Hands up who wasn’t ill over Christmas? Nearly everyone I have spoken to had at least one poorly member of their family we certainly had our fair share as is fairly typical at this time of year. We have had ear infections, colds, coughs you name it, myself included, and I never get a cold. [...]

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Gluten Free Tortillas (wraps)

January 4, 2012

We love enchiladas, in fact we love any big comfort food. I’m afraid my children have inherited my passion for it. However it is bloomin’ hard finding gluten free wraps to make them with. I have bought them before, by the dozen because of the postage costs but they tend not to roll easily without [...]

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Home Made Christmas- Festive biscuit lollies and Christmas Tree Biscuits

December 20, 2011

The children love a home made biscuit, other than that we are not really huge biscuit eaters. Last year I brought you some lovely Christmas tree cookies but this year I have a new recipe thanks to Schwartz and decided to make them fun by putting the biscuits on lolly sticks which then got sent [...]

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Home Made Christmas – Chocolate Coconut Truffles

December 7, 2011

Receiving a gift made by your own fair hands can mean so much more then a bought one, although not necessarily the cheaper option it can also be so much fun. In this first of my ‘Home Made Christmas’ series be prepared to be spoiled with these divine white chocolate truffles. If you can, I [...]

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