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The Daring Bakers November Challenge: Twelve Days of Cookies
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2012 Q 2&3 - Things I’ve cooked and forgotten the recipes of
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Introducing my Birthday Box
Yes, before anyone points it out to me, I know that my birthday was in July. We are now in November. That means I’m pretty much four whole months late in pos...
After Eight Slice
It was my turn on the cake rota at work a few weeks back, and here’s one of the things I made: After Eight Slice. (I also made some pear and hazelnut muffins...
Seasonal Surprise Ingredient Swap… Guest Post!
As I write tonight’s post, I’m sitting on the floor in the kitchen whilst little joint of pork is roasting in the oven. Not for tonight’s tea, that’s been ea...
The Daring Cooks’ 2012 Challenge: Brining & Roasting
It’s Daring Cooks time again!Audax of Audax Artifex was our November 2012 Daring Cooks’ host. Audax has brought us into the world of brining and roasting, wh...
York Food Festival Trail
A few weeks back (well about 6, but as long as it’s still in single figures I’m calling it a few) I spent a lovely, warm, sunny day haring around York doing ...
Hungry Caterpillar Food
I’ve now made ‘Hungry Caterpillar Food’ twice for Mini-M. I’m trying not to do it too often, since it is a bit of a faff. She loves it, but I don’t want it t...
Seasonal Surprise Ingredient Swap: Fig, Almond, Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
It’s been a little quiet on the blogging front lately, as a combination of a slightly more hectic few weeks than usual plus generally feeling slightly yucky ...