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Apple Pecan Pie

This is a pie for those days when you just can’t make up your mind. You might be tossing up whether there is any point continuing to watch Breaking Bad (half a season in. It just seems a little… grim). You may be pondering what in the heck we’re going to do about the Eurozone. […]

Salted Creme Caramels

A little about Grown Ups: They open their mail. They scribe ‘paid’ on the top of bills with a reference number, before storing them in reverse date order in concertina file. They do their tax (sometimes they even have parties for it). They won’t wrinkle their nose at the peat of whiskey.  They eat sprouts […]

Brown Sugar Berry Blondies and Some Notes on Filmi...

Yesterday our kitchen was transformed. When I asked if a  very talented friend might help film a recipe from the low/slow carb ebook I’m not quite sure what I was expecting. Perhaps a steady hand to hold a camera. Someone to do a close up or two of the pot while I was stirring. I […]

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Banana, caramel and lime pudding- Mexican dessert

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila….floor. That’s usually how it goes when we’re eating Mexican for dinner.  Here’s one reason; The Hungry One makes margaritas that are dangerously good. They need to be licensed. So when we’re having a Mexican feast, there normally isn’t a dessert. By that point of the evening I’m usually a […]

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Catherine Middleton Hazelnut Hearts

These sweet treats are in honour of the woman some have dubbed our next Queen of Hearts. At 29 she’ll be the oldest royal bride ever, but to her Prince we hear she’s ‘Babykins’. It’s worth noting that these are no infantile biscuits. There are touches of hazelnut and caramel for her golden eyes and […]