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Chitting Time

During the last few weeks I’ve been popping into the greenhouse to make a start on getting my seeds planted.  As I’ve mentioned previously I’d decided which vegetables I’d be growing this year, and as we are at the end of January I thought it was time I shared an update. As you can see from …

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Iced Buns for Tea Time Treats

Iced Buns – not quite life sized, but not far of it. I blogged briefly about my Iced Buns during National Baking Week last year.  I thought they were so amazing they deserved resurrecting for the Tea Time Treats Challenge this month. I used the Paul Hollywood recipe as featured on the BBC’s Great British …

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My Cake Recipe is Published

I’m delighted to say that I have had a cake recipe published in Issue 2 of Take a Break – My Favourite Recipes magazine.  A cake I baked last year for my sisters birthday, Chocolate Honeycomb Cake. I know, you’re about to dash off to your local WH Smiths to get your hands on a …

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Four Month Vegetable Seed Plan

Now that its January its about time I started to give some thought to the garden and what vegetables I plan to grow.  I hunted out my seed tin from the garage and was amazed at just how many seed packets I had leftover from last year.   Back in October I was lucky enough …

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A Cake or a Ceramic Tile?

You could be confused, after all what is the difference between a cake and a ceramic tile.  In this case the answer is simple, its a ‘Birthday’!  So here is a cake I made for my aunt’s birthday. Its based on a ceramic tile she designed herself last year when we visited the Jackfield Tile …

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Butterscotch Brownies Recipe

I know what your thinking?  You’re looking at the Butterscotch Brownies below thinking rich, decadent, calorific – and you could just eat it them right now. These wonderful Butterscotch Brownies  make a rich and sticky alternate dessert to Christmas Pudding.  They cab also be made in mini versions and gift wrapped as gifts, as I …