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Recipe: Caramel and Cocoa Cupcakes

Recipe: Caramel and Cocoa Cupcakes

This is a recipe adapted from a lovely new baking book in my collection, Peggy Porschen’s Boutique Baking. Her cupcake boutique…

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Happy Pancake Day – Exciting Pancake Ideas!

Happy Pancake Day – Exciting Pancake Ideas!

Happy Pancake Day! Today is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday, the day we get to use up all the bad things…

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Polish Sweet Cream Cheese Pancakes (Nalesniki)

Polish Sweet Cream Cheese Pancakes (Nalesniki)

I’m excited to share this recipe with you as it’s really delicious and probably quite different to anything you may…

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Giveaway & Review Hotel Chocolat Love Notes

Giveaway & Review Hotel Chocolat Love Notes

It’s that time of year again when the shops go into overdrive selling Valentine’s Day merchandise. Expectation levels are high;…

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Party Like a Pole – Fat Thursday or Tłusty Czwartek

Party Like a Pole – Fat Thursday or Tłusty Czwartek

Back to business and not the healthy kind – today we are celebrating Fat Thursday or ‘Tłusty Czwartek’ as it is called in…

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Courgette or Zucchini Boats with Bolognese Sauce {Paleo Friendly}

Courgette or Zucchini Boats with Bolognese Sauce {Paleo Friendly}

One of the things that I enjoyed the most about my Paleo/Whole 30 challenge in January was the simplicity of…

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Simple and in Season (End of January) Round Up

Simple and in Season (End of January) Round Up

Last month, Karen from Lavender and Lovage hosted an extra-long round of Simple and in Season, which ran up until…

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Guest Post: Cucina Ceri – Subbing Processed Carbs for Colourful Veg

Guest Post: Cucina Ceri – Subbing Processed Carbs for Colourful Veg

By Ceri Jones, of Cucina Ceri Readers of this blog will know that this January, Ren committed to the Whole30 regime, which draws…

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Lussmanns Fish and Grill St Albans

Lussmanns Fish and Grill St Albans

St Albans is fast becoming a city known for good food, as evidenced by the annual St Albans Food Festival, which will…

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One Pan Polish Breakfast – Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2013

One Pan Polish Breakfast – Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2013

You may have noticed that we’re part way through Farmhouse Breakfast Week (20th-26th January 2013) here in the UK, aiming to…

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Breaded Pork Steaks (Polish Style)

Breaded Pork Steaks (Polish Style)

Snowy weekends are all about cooking comfort food, in my case, this usually means recreating a Polish dish from my…

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Simple and in Season – January (20th-31st)

Simple and in Season – January (20th-31st)

A quick burst of Simple and in Season to hopefully get your snowed-in taste buds rocking and rolling! Karen at…

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Review: ‘Well Fed’ and a Whole 30 Update

Review: ‘Well Fed’ and a Whole 30 Update

I can hardly believe it myself, but I am on Day 16 of my Paleo/Whole 30 Challenge, designed to re-set…

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Winter Books & St Albans Cookbook Club – January 2013

Winter Books & St Albans Cookbook Club – January 2013

How often do you cook a recipe from a cookbook on your shelf? They say that on average, we cook…

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Do your children eat a good breakfast?

Do your children eat a good breakfast?

I watched a short news clip this week, about a new trial taking place in Blackpool, England, offering primary pupils a…

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Giveaway: Russell Hobbs Hand Blender x 2

Giveaway: Russell Hobbs Hand Blender x 2

One of the kitchen gadgets I find the most useful to have is a simple hand blender, which I use…

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Recipe: Butternut, Coconut and Hazelnut Soup

Recipe: Butternut, Coconut and Hazelnut Soup

Here in the UK, the sun is shining, the skies are blue and it’s the beginning of January. It’s a…

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Five Minute Desserts, Guest Photography and a Happy New Year!

If any of you have attempted a last minute dash to the shops, as I did this afternoon, you might find that the shelves…

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New Year’s Eve Cocktails

New Year’s Eve Cocktails

2012 is almost drawing to a close. Christmas is behind us and I’m planning some New Year’s Eve cocktails. Since…

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Wigilia – A Polish Christmas Eve

Wigilia – A Polish Christmas Eve

Another Christmas has come and gone…I hope you all had an enjoyable time. It’s been wonderful to relax, see family…

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Mini Christmas Cakes and a Merry Christmas!

Mini Christmas Cakes and a Merry Christmas!

Do you make your own Christmas pudding or cakes? I have to say, it has never been part of my…

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A Perfect Christmas Roast with Orange and Smoky Bacon Baste

A Perfect Christmas Roast with Orange and Smoky Bacon Baste

A little while ago I hosted a giveaway which included a hamper full of goodies for a perfect Christmas roast, including a Seldom…

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Review and Giveaway: Three Quadrille Cookery Books by James Martin, Anjum Anand, Tom Kitchin

Review and Giveaway: Three Quadrille Cookery Books by James Martin, Anjum Anand, Tom Kitchin

Just in case Father Christmas doesn’t deliver lots of brand new cookery books to you on Christmas Day, the lovely folks…

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Review and Giveaway: ProWare Tri-ply Cookware

Review and Giveaway: ProWare Tri-ply Cookware

Have you ever watched an episode of Masterchef or some other foodie programme and had copper pan envy? I have….

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