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Garlic, Cheese & Smoked Sausage Tear & Share Loaf ~ #GreatBloggersBakeOff


I have never made bread from scratch before - I have only really used the bread mixes you buy in the supermarkets about three times and with varying success. I missed Bread Week during GBBO, I can't remember why but I did, which meant that my bread baking cherry was still very much intact -… Continue reading Garlic, Cheese & Smoked Sausage Tear & Share Loaf ~ #GreatBloggersBakeOff

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Soul Cakes (Recipe)


Yesterday (November 2nd) was All Souls Day - a day traditionally set aside for the commemoration and celebration of the dead. There are all sorts of traditions around the world for All Souls Day, from pilgrimages to graveyards to leaving supper out for the dead at bed time. One European tradition is the making, giving… Continue reading Soul Cakes (Recipe)

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Great Bloggers Bake Off, Week #4 – Sausage, Bacon & Egg Pie


Pie Week. Erk. I have never made pastry before in my life. I have used premade stuff frequently (and frequently had disasters with it) so I'm not a complete stranger to it but I do rather have the fear about it. Watching Great British Bake Off did not settle my fears - the custard tart… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off, Week #4 – Sausage, Bacon & Egg Pie

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Great Bloggers Bake Off, Week #3 – Toffee Apple Trifle


I really wanted to join in with the Great Bloggers Bake Off as soon as I saw people talking about it on my Twitter feed but life got in the way and I didn't watch the first two episodes of the Great British Bake Off until it was too late to join in with the… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off, Week #3 – Toffee Apple Trifle

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More Cake – By Popular Request


A couple of people have asked if I could post the recipe for the cake I made when Liberty and I got together the other week and who am I to refuse? Cake is one of the greatest joys in life and Marble Cake has always been one of my favourites because it's just so… Continue reading More Cake – By Popular Request