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Recently I came across Simon Bryant's new cookbook Vegies, and being a fan of his work with the wonderful Maggie Beer on The Cook and The Chef, I couldn't wait to flick through. Other than Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Veg Everyday book, I've seen a number of books marketed under a veg[...]
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I'm not sure what it is about tarts that has me completely smitten. Especially mini tarts of the custard variety. Perhaps it's the crumbly pastry base or the velvety custard filling that retains an ever so slight wobble. So when I picked up a bunch of beautiful blood oranges with ruby flecked skin I[...]
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Do you love High Tea? Then you have to join us for this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop because this months theme is High Tea! Traditionally High Tea, also referred to as Afternoon Tea, is a small meal served between 3 and 5pm which originated in England in the 1840's. A modern day High Tea consis[...]
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It's finally here. Our wedding day!
I can't quite believe it. It almost doesn't feel real, but today I'll be marrying my best friend and the love of my life. He's the man who makes me laugh, the gentleman who always opens the car door for me and the man who always holds my hand whenever we walk a[...]
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Each month Simone at Jungle Frog Cooking hosts a Donna Hay photography and styling challenge. The goal of the challenge is to try to reproduce an image from Donna Hay magazine and to learn and have some fun along the way. I've always loved seeing everyone's submissions and this month the challenge [...]
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At almost exactly the time I started writing todays post I will be getting ready to walk down the aisle and marry my darling fiancé. No longer will he be my fiancé because from that day onward he will be my husband and I will be his wife.
All but the finishing touches have been completed on our p[...]
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Every time we go to one of the patisseries near our house for lunch I always have one of their caramelised onion tarts. I just adore caramelised onions and the combination of the creamy tart filling with the sweet onions is heavenly. So when the other day I had a craving for a caramelised onion tart[...]
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This Strawberry Cloud Cake is easiest cake in the world to make! Honestly!
And it couldn't be prettier either - a light fluffy pink cloud perched atop a chocolate biscuit base. Impressive enough to serve at a dinner party and deceptive enough that your guests will think you've gone to a lot of ef[...]
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Can't choose between a cocktail and dessert? Well, you can have both with these Gin and Tonic Tarts!
This fun adults only twist on a lemon tart is as delicious as it sounds. And if you don't like Gin don't be put off because the Gin flavour is quite subtle when compared to the zingy lemon. In fa[...]
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With our wedding looming ever closer I've been trying to eat healthily. In fact it's only 3 weeks away. I can't believe it! Time certainly flies! While I want to look my best in my beautiful dress that doesn't mean though that I can't have cake. Especially this beautiful sugar free and gluten free B[...]
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Celeriac is not the most attractive of vegetables. It's large rough uneven surface and gnarled roots don't make it the prettiest veetable on the block, nor appealing to look at, and I think that's the reason why I hadn't tried it. But the other day I was at the supermarket and saw an abundance of c[...]
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I'm an avid food magazine reader, which will probably come as no surprise. However despite my love of virtually flicking through the pages of a food magazine on my iPad and bookmarking recipes I want to try it's actually a rare occasion that I actually get around to cooking the recipes I have bookma[...]
