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Recipe: Almond and Blueberry Yoghurt Cake

May 5, 2016 by Susan Leave a Comment

So many of my experimentations are often due to the fact that I have an ingredient nearing it’s best before or use by date. Recently I had a pot of full fat natural yoghurt which hadn’t been used. My recipe today is adapted from a recipe by Ruby Tandoh (Guardian) and has a strong bakewell…

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Baked Fruity Croissant Puddings

April 7, 2016 by Susan 2 Comments

Don’t get me wrong, I love following recipes, but I do love those lazy weekend afternoons where you are in the mood to experiment. One such afternoon recently was when we had a couple of leftover croissants. Most kind of pastries and buns can be sliced thinly and easily adapted into a bread and butter…

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Recipe: Bacon, Mushroom and Rocket Quiche

February 18, 2016 by Susan 2 Comments

This, like my turkey and feta balls, is another of my creations that I’ve been taking to work recently, in order to make lunchtimes more exciting than just a cheese or ham sandwich.

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Recipe: Mocha Shortbread

January 21, 2016 by Susan Leave a Comment

After Lavazza’s generous delivery of coffee before Christmas, I still had (and still have!) masses of coffee to use. While I’m not a coffee drinker (thankfully Mr B is, and will get through our supply without too much trouble!) , I do like coffee flavoured sweet treats and bakes, so had it in mind to…

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Tried and Tested: Green Mac ‘n’ Cheese

November 11, 2015 by Susan Leave a Comment

Over the next couple of weeks I’ve got some winter warmer meals planned. These are a combination of speedy suppers and slow cooker creations I’ve found from around the web, library books on loan and other sources. Today I’m sharing a lovely little recipe which I spied when perusing the free Tesco magazine, which I…

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Spiced Plum Traybake

September 26, 2015 by Susan 1 Comment

A friend passed us lots of plums last week, so I had fun making a lovely autumnal bake. There’s something very warming about the flavour of ginger combining with sharp plums and I was inspired by this recipe from BBC Good Food. I made just a couple of small changes – I increased the ingredients by a…

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Guest post: English Breakfast Tea Cupcakes from Jennifer’s Cakes

June 22, 2015 by Susan Leave a Comment

Today we’re lucky to have a guest post from Jennifer – who has her own website over at Jennifer’s Cakes. Jennifer has been running Jennifer’s Cakes for the past 4 years. The business is not the only thing that occupies her time though,  as she is also a freelance writer. She’s been married for 3 years (which has flown…

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My go-to Granola recipe

April 26, 2015 by Susan Leave a Comment

On Instagram this week I spotted a post from Liz who was on the lookout for good granola recipes. My love affair with granola goes back to my 29th birthday. I make a big batch of granola which lasts us about 10-14 days. It’s my go-to breakfast for so many reasons: It fills me up for…

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Black Cherry Cheesecake Scones (Sugar & Crumbs review)

March 24, 2015 by Susan Leave a Comment

This is my second recipe using Sugar and Crumbs icing sugar to create a cheesecake theme bake. Friday’s post saw my use of their Key Lime flavoured icing sugar to create a twist on a classic Victoria sponge bake. I was also sent some black cherry flavour sugar. I wasn’t too keen on the aroma…

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Victoria Lime Cakes with a Cheesecake Twist (Sugar and Crumbs Review)

March 20, 2015 by Susan Leave a Comment

At the beginning of the year I was selected by Sugar and Crumbs to receive some of their products in order to test and review them on my blog in March. I’ve been lucky enough to receive some Sugar and Crumbs products before (see here, here and here for previous review posts). If you haven’t…

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