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Devils on Horseback
I like my Halloween with a dose of classic. Not for me the gruesome slasher movies of my teenage sleepover years – no virgin safe, no mirror unbroken, buckets of gore. I prefer a good old fashioned scary story.
Confit of Duck Part 1
Often, it’s great to be able to get dinner on the table with minimum fuss and maximum ease. Often, but not always. Some food requires a change of rhythm. Confit of Duck cannot be rushed. So if you were thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged bay leaf, Confit of Duck, delayed pleasure, duck leg, thyme
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Red, White and Blue Sundaes for 4th of July
Nothing says summer like an ice cream sundae. I’d suggest strawberry and vanilla with blueberry sauce for 4th of July – though technically this would be a pink, white a blue sundae. It’s so delicious that I think we’ll get … Continue reading
Red White and Blue Popsicles for 4th July
Nothing says summer quite like a popsicle, and these red white and blue ones scream 4th July.
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Tagged 4th July, blueberry, honey, ice pop, popsicle, raspberry, watermelon
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Sweet treats to end a picnic with style
The fact that I love picnics so much must surely have something to do with my Mum, who would regularly slap some Marmite on a roll and take my sister and I out to Isabella Plantation to swing on the … Continue reading
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Tagged brownies, cake, desert, lemon cupcake, picnic, spiced apple cake, sweet, victoria sponge
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5 Favorite Picnic Salads
Heavily into picnic mode, Jon and I went for a walk on the High Line – not some kind of strange circus stunt, but rather a modern park elevated on disused railway tracks above the city, meandering through the buildings … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, black beans, corn, cucumber, feta, HighLine, interrupting a first date, olives, picnic, salad, tomato, zucchini
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Victoria Sponge Wedding Cupcakes
“That’s right,†said the man in front of us in the line for the tills in Selfridges. “A Buckingham Palace jelly moldâ€.
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Tagged afternoon tea, cake, cream, cupcake, jam, royal wedding, Selfridges, victoria sponge
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Royal Wedding Breakfast / Afternoon Tea ideas
Royal Wedding Breakfast Eggs en cocotte with boiled asparagus soldiers for dipping Lemon scones / Blueberry lemon scones Fresh berries Cups of tea / Glasses of freshly squeezed orange mimosas Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea Smoked salmon on cucumber … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, asparagus, berries, breakfast, champagne, coronation chicken, cucumber, eggs en cocotte, lemon scones, royal wedding, scones, smoked salmon, tea, Victoria sponge cake
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Chocolate brownies with Nutella swirls
Lent is almost over, and chocolate will be back on the menu. I plan to break my fast with molé at El Centro and a chocolate brownie at home in bed.
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Tagged brownie, brownies, chocolate, chocolate brownie, chocolate chips, Lent, nutella, white chocolate
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