• My favourite gingerbread recipe
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    My favourite gingerbread recipe

    August 24, 2010 - By 

    So I realised my blog is a bit short of gingerbread recipes so yesterday I whipped up a quick batch using my favourite never-fail recipe. My favourite gingerbread recipe This recipe makes 20 biscuits Preparation takes approx 25 mins Cook in 10-12 mins Ingredients: Plain flour 350g Bicarbonate of soda 1tsp Ground ginger 2 tsp Butter 100g Light muscovado sugar 175g Golden syrup 4 tbsp Large egg, 1 Optional – Currants 25g for decorating Preheat the oven to 190/gas 5 and lightly grease three baking trays Measure the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl. Rub in the…

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    Product review: Nigella Quick Collection iphone app

    August 19, 2010 - By 

    I recently offered to review an iPhone app for the Nigella Quick Collection. This app contains lots of recipes ideas for quick meals, laid out in 6 steps or less, and allows you to choose what to cook based on what key ingredient you have available. My little one is too young to cook with just yet (and he hasn’t enjoyed the purees I’ve slaved over) so I used the app with my three nieces, age 6, 14 and 18. They older two nieces decided to make something for dinner and the younger niece wanted to make some cakes. For…

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    Owl ornament

    March 8, 2009 - By 

    I finished the owl ornament I bought from paper-and-string a couple of weeka ago. It was so much fun to make I think I might make a few more. Have you seen the lovely giveaway over at mummysam’s blog? She’s hosting a giveaway to celebrate approaching 150 etsy sales. It was such a miserable day today I had to make some cookies to cheer myself up. There were a very simple recipe but I used some chocolate with orange and cardamom, they were yummy!

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    birthday cupcakes

    February 23, 2009 - By 

    I’ve spent this evening baking cupcakes for my husband’s birthday tomorrow. I won’t give away his age (older than me!) but not too old for homemade birthday cake. Happy birthday darling 🙂