Tag Archives: baking

Sourdough

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

I’ve been thinking about trying sourdough bread for a while. I like making bread and sourdough tastes great. Also in May I found and now follow this blog by Annalisa Barbieri who waxes lyrical about sourdough and likes the same … Continue reading →

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Bread Rolls

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

On Saturday the urge to bake bread took hold, I used to bake bread a lot, but I don’t eat a lot of bread so unless there’s someone around to eat it I don’t. I tried this recipe by Dan … Continue reading →

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Cranberry and Cashew Blondies

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

The inspiration for these came from Eat, Live, Run, they looked good and I had all the ingredients except walnuts. Come on guys, you didn’t really think I was going to say I didn’t have any whiskey did you? Yeah … Continue reading →

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Biscuits

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

On Friday night Oli, Ma and I made biscuits. Oli was responsible for rolling and cutting out the shapes! He was very keen on the bell and the moon shapes and squashing the dough together!   I love cooking with … Continue reading →

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Custard Powder Cake

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

  The Friday before my birthday I had a party, it involved people, cocktails, pizza and cake. The cakes were, ginger muffins, pavlova and this cake. I knew I would be making the cake the day before the party and … Continue reading →

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Apple Granola Squares

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Last week I sent my Foodie Penpals parcels to Christine.  Christine is a vegan and I am so far away from being a vegan that it required some thought. I like to put some form of baked thing in my … Continue reading →

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Grandad’s Bread Pudding

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

My Grandad could cook, this was quite an achievement for a man born in 1914, it wasn’t usual. However, Grandad was a widower for a long time so that might explain it. I always thought that he learnt to cook … Continue reading →

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Malted Milk Cookies

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I did Grace cafe on Saturday. Cafe is fairly straightforward and I decided to go for bread, cheese and chilli jam. The point is to have conversation not gourmet food. However, I really felt the need to add something sweet. … Continue reading →

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Cookies..

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Today I’m on my way to Cheltenham for Greenbelt. The weather forecast is not good and I’m going to be in a tent. My camping skills are not great (there’s no where to plug in a fridge for ice or … Continue reading →

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Cake

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

This was emergency cake. Max was coming for lunch and I had promised cake, however, the night before I’d been out and hadn’t really given baking much thought.  I found myself with about an hour to get ready and bake. … Continue reading →

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