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A Taste of Italia: Chocolate, Almond and Orange Biscotti
I was lucky enough to work in Italy for two Summer periods while I was a student. What could be better than looking after children, teaching them English in the glorious sunshine and beach front location of Golfo Aranci, Sardinia? Nothing! I … Continue reading
Ultimate cheese scones
My dad has been pestering me to make cheese scones for a few weeks now. I can’t remember what television programme we had been watching at the time, but he saw someone serving cheese scones and pointed out that he … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, butter, cheese, cheese scones, cheesy, cobbler, easy, flavour, flour, lunch, Paul Hollywood, quick, recipe, rosemary and cheese scones, scones, self-raising, warm
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Hot Cross Buns with a little help from Paul ‘God of bread’ Hollywood
So here it is guys, my first foray into the world of bread making. Was it as scary as I had first thought? Did my dough rise? Was it a success? Will I be moving on to greater bread heights? … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, bread, buns, crosses, Easter, Great British Bake Off, hot cross, hot cross buns, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, proving, recipe, yeast
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Traditional Irish Stew, a Mullan family recipe
How did everyone celebrate Paddy’s day then? Guinness, shamrock painted faces, silly leprechaun hats? I’m throwing out all the stereotypes here, I know! I hope that Irish contingents all over the world (and those wanna be Irish) celebrated in style … Continue reading
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Tagged baguette, beef, bread, carrots, french, gravy, homemade, irish, Irish stew, ketchup, onions, Paddy's day, potatoes, soda bread, St Patrick's day, stew, traditional, turnip
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Ooh la la it’s time for some French onion soup
Despite the recent sunshine and settled period of fine weather, it is still just a bit chilly.What better way to warm up than with a steaming hot bowl of homemade soup. One of my favourite soups is French onion soup. … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, campagne, caramelised, french, french onion, french onion soup, Gruyere, onion, pain, soup
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Soda bread I hope my grandma would have been proud of
So, it’s two weeks until St Patrick’s Day and it’s time to learn to make some delicious Irish favourites. I am half Irish and I have been brought up eating delicious soda bread. Although you can now get soda bread … Continue reading
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Tagged bicarbonate of soda, bread, butter, buttermilk, flour, Ireland, irish, soda, soda bread, St Patrick, St Patrick's day
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Chocolate and pear tea loaf
After successfully mastering the banana tea loaf. You may want to move onto a new delicious flavour combination. As most of my recipes are born, I had looked in my cupboards at what needed to be eaten up. Ripe pears- … Continue reading
Delicious Banana Tea Loaf
For all those beginner bakers out there, this is one tried and tested basic recipe with little chance of error. I have been making this banana loaf for years. It’s delicious served cold or warmed for breakfast but is also … Continue reading
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