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No egg no dairy sponge!!!!
Ok so how excited can one mother be…VERY! ! ! I have now cooked several recipes for dairy free and egg free sponge cake and most have either gone in the bin immediately or after consideration and a...
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An apple a day….
Poached apples with chantilly cream. What more could you want on a sunny day? This is so simple and yet the flavours with the cream are divine. Who needs big gateaux, sticky puddings or rich tarts...
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Cheeky little egg and dairy free carrot cake!
So I mentioned in a previous post about experimenting further with the dairy and egg free sponge ( Click here), well here it is! This has turned into a sticky carrot cake that has been eaten by Master...
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Store cupboard chestnut and bacon pasta
What to cook? A day of rushing around, feeding the kids and had forgotten that we need something to eat too! Mmmmm packet of chestnuts, bacon ……ahh pasta dish!It is meant to be Spring but someone...
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Lunch with friends
Three of us get together on a fortnightly basis to cook each other lunch and have a good old natter before rushing off to pick up kids from various schools. It was my turn this week to cook lunch so I...
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Sticky sticky date loaf
It is the holidays today. Term has reached that mid point and the school has taken an inset day so that the teachers can learn all things scientific for the day. My eldest is practically bouncing off...
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Really Rhubarb Jammy
My neighbours on both sides are overgrown with rhubarb….shame they keep giving it to me! Rather than just stew it I tentatively embarked on making jam. my last experience in my early 30s of making...
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“The future’s bright…the future’s orange!”
What a week! It has been the week of being pushed to the limits by the under fives of the household who have shown teenage rebellion ( the 5 year old) and opportunistic with risk taking behaviours (...
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Father’s Day Wagyu Burger
Wagyu bull (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Now when my husband said he wanted a burger for tea on Father’s Day we were originally thinking Tesco’s Finest until we went for a shop in Petworth and wandered...
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Beetroot tarte tatin
We seem to have eaten way too much meat so a vegetable based meal was called for last Friday. I have been eyeing up a beetroot tarte tatin for about a year now but just did not have the guts to have a...
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Eggless and dairy free pancakes
Yeah! I did not think it could be done but we are eating pancakes without egg and dairy for breakfast with my allergy toddler! They have exactly same taste and texture as my usual breakfast pancakes....
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Too hot to really cook
So a week went by being absorbed in heat and children. Too hot to cook, too hot to think and still too hot at 30 degrees in little old Britain. I am still exploring food that my toddler will eat that...
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If only you could smell this!
Warm vanilla and rosemary notes scent the air as this comes out the oven! Delicious! Now I love rosemary. There is a house we walk by with a rosemary hedge at the front and I will confess I will often...
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Snail’s pace
It has been a slow slow week. My lovely children gave me hand foot and mouth so probably should have called the vet ! Not pleasant but I have a lovely husband who has enforced a relaxation rule and...
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Morrocan date shortbread
Whlist the youngest snoozed on the sofa and his brother was lost in lego land adventures in his room, I grabbed the opportunity to bake which seems a rare moment this school holiday. My mother in law...
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Flapjack heaven
This week , my sons and I have picnicked each day in forests, by great houses and today our favourite for scooting, cups of tea and gentle strolls with their friends and mine , West Dean Gardens( see...
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Our roasted heritage carrots
Having been inspired in April by this recipe in Silvia Colloca’s blog Silvia’s Cucina, my 5 year old excitedly helped me plant some purple heritage carrot seeds in our raised beds. We have watered...
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Another spice coffee…the best yet
With a moment of peace while no 1 son is at football club today and no 2 son is tricycling with his elder brother’s trainers on, I savoured a cup of my new favourite spicy coffee . I have been wanting...
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Pan haggerty
“Pan what ?” I hear you say! This is a real store cupboard but filling dish, great as a side but also on its own. It originates from Northumberland but the basic ingredients together can be seen in...
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My neighbours’ fig tree
My lovely neighbour has a fig tree growing over her garden fence with some delicious fruits which she shared on a swap with french beans from our garden. (Jen if you are reading this from Dubai your...
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