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Dec 26, 2021
Roast Pumpkin Cookies
It is Christmas Cookie season again, and you may have noticed from some of my recent posts that I've been doing some baking. Along with...


Dec 24, 2021
Pink Grapefruit Curd
With citrus fruit now in season, one way of preserving them is in a curd - a custard-like jam that keeps in the fridge for about 4 weeks...


Dec 21, 2021
Tempering and Flavouring Chocolate : Attempt 3 - Making bars
The Domestika course I am doing introduces three different architectural textures to replicate in chocolate - terrazzo, marble and...


Dec 18, 2021
Ginger Snaps: Revisited
Ginger Snaps are always a favourite at this time of year, and baking a variety of Christmas cookies is a joy of the season (as perhaps...


Dec 16, 2021
Basler Christmas Cookies: Revisited
I first tried making these for myself last year, but as they are traditional here, I grew up eating them at this time of year, and they...


Dec 4, 2021
Winter Oatmeal
Having porridge most mornings of my life, sometimes it's nice to mix it up a little and change the flavours and textures. Here are a few...


Nov 24, 2021
Chestnut Puddings
I've always loved chestnuts in any shape or form, especially roast chestnuts. They always speak to me of Christmas markets, friends and...


Sep 12, 2021
Roast Chestnut Cookies
During the 12 days of Christmas Cookies last year, Day 5 was Chestnut rings (" on the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...


Sep 9, 2021
Rose Cake, versions 3 and 4
I really liked the first Rose Cake recipe I came up with in versions 1 and 2, but I wanted to try again using fresh petals. To try out...


Aug 12, 2021
Rose Cake
The blog turned one this week! I've been playing around with the idea of making a rose cake for a while so I decided that now was a good...
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