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March 11, 2015

Recipe – Chocolate Eclairs

Eclairs are made from Choux (shoo) pastry and are not the easiest thing in the world to make, do not keep well unless you freeze them but, taste amazing! You will need to start these early because the pastry needs to cool down half way through. Trust me, though – the wait will be worth… Continue reading

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March 6, 2015

Recipe – Florentines

If you need something sweet then Florentines are wonderful. They sound Italian but I think they are of French origin. They are fairly easy to make but require constant attention so don’t start them if you are doing something else. For approximately 20 Florentines you will need: A quantity of quartered glace cherries, chopped almonds,… Continue reading

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british food, cookies
March 4, 2015

Recipe – Quiche Lorraine

This is one of my favourite flans, you can eat it hot with a cheese sauce or cold with salad or on its own. The base is short crust pastry and you can use bought and line a 7 inch flan dish or you can buy a pastry case and just fill it. I like… Continue reading

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Black Tea, double cream, quiche
February 25, 2015

Recipe – Maids of Honour

This is one of my favourite recipes, my Mother made 24 of these most Fridays and they were all gone by Monday! On her 90th Birthday we had a party with a buffet, games and music, and then supper. My husband and I made 94 of these for the supper and although there were only… Continue reading

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February 18, 2015

Recipe – Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are so easy to make, do not take very long and go nicely with a cup of mint tea or hot chocolate. Heat the oven to 180 C 350 F or gas mark 4 Grease two baking trays or use baking parchment 4 ozs butter 3 ozs soft brown sugar 2 tablespoons golden syrup… Continue reading

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Baking, chocolate chip, cookies
February 17, 2015

Pancake Day

Today is Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday and we all traditionally make pancakes at home. Shrove Tuesday is 47 days before Easter Sunday and marks the beginning, the next day, of Lent. We mostly make sweet pancakes. Shrove Tuesday was traditionally the day that you used up all your eggs and fats etc., before Ash Wednesday… Continue reading

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british food
February 11, 2015

Recipe – Ginger Snaps

Ginger snaps (or Ginger biscuits) are very easy to make, especially for the children with a bit of help with the melting process. This recipe makes 24 and they keep well in an airtight tin. You will need: 8 ozs Self Raising Flour a pinch of salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 4 ozs Caster Sugar… Continue reading

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cookies, ginger snaps
February 6, 2015

Recipe – Peppermint Creams

With St. Valentine’s day approaching I thought you might like to try some sweets. These are so easy to make but look good especially if given as a present in a nice box. You will need: 2 medium eggs (whites only) 1 lb icing sugar a few drops of peppermint oil green food colouring (optional)… Continue reading

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February 4, 2015

Recipe – Tea Loaf

This is an uncomplicated recipe but it requires two days of your time! The first thing you need to do is to make yourself a large teapot full of tea and sit and drink one cup. That should set you up for the challenge ahead. DO NOT DRINK ALL THE TEA. You will need: 14 ozs… Continue reading

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January 30, 2015

Recipe – Mushy Peas

I had to find my Grand Mother’s recipe book and she did not write much down so it is very small!! My Mother never wrote this sort of thing down either. We used to be able to buy a cardboard carton with marrowfat peas in along with two tablets of bicarbonate of soda and all… Continue reading

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