Author: Nia

I live in Cardiff where I lug around a camera, write books and eat a lot of doughnuts. The Cardiff Cwtch is where I post my adventures.

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5 “Fakeaways” to try This Week

Post author By Nia
Post date October 21, 2019
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You can’t beat a well-timed Takeaway, but then again, a quick and easy homemade dupe – a “Fakeaway” – can be just as satisfying. With that in mind, I’ve trawled the archives to find five of my favourite homemade takeaway dupes, most of which can be whipped up pronto tonto using ingredients bashing around in the back of your cupboard or the bottom of your freezer using plenty of nifty shortcuts. No delivery charges, no grease. Noice! 🙂

Tags Asian Food, Cwtch Cooks, Dak Galbi, Fakeaway, Fakeaway Recipes, featured, Green Thai Noodle Soup, Mango Chicken, Sticky Honey Chicken

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Sticky Apple-filled Cinnamon Buns

Post author By Nia
Post date October 18, 2019
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A sweet, springy dough perfect for rolling around a sticky apple and cinnamon filling. Top with whatever topping you fancy – whether that’s cream cheese frosting, sugar glaze, or the cinnamon-spiced icing I went for here – and scoff ideally within a couple of days. As with most homemade bakes, they’re best scoffed fresh out of the oven. 🙂

Tags Apple-Filled Cinnamon Buns, Autumn Baking, Cardiff Bloggers, Cinnamon Buns, Cwtch Cooks, featured, Welsh Food Bloggers

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Laundry Room Makeover

Our Utility Room is straight off the kitchen and even though we use it every single day as access to our back garden, for washing clothes and sorting out Bungle when he’s come in from a muddy walk – it’s been looking a bit neglected recently. Last weekend I decided to give the room a fresh coat of paint and turn it from purely functional, to pretty damn snazzy!

Tags Bungle, featured, Golden Retriever, Interior Design, Interiors, Laundry Room, Mud Room Makeover, The Cwtch, Utility Room Makeover

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10 Autumn Bakes to try This Weekend

Post author By Nia
Post date October 11, 2019
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Batter up! Because, is there anything better than a Baking Day? Don’t answer that; the truth is that most of the time there are plenty of things I’d rather be doing than holing up in the kitchen spilling flour all over the countertops. Autumn is the exception; as soon as those leaves start falling, it’s all I want to do. I’ve done a bit of digging through the archives and picked out some of my favourite guaranteed cosy cakes, breads and bakes to make a list of 10 Autumn Baking Ideas that are perfect for one of those lazy Autumn weekends spent indoors.

Tags apple pie cake, Autumn Bakes, Autumn Baking Ideas, Babka, Baking, Banana Crumble Cake, bara brith, Biscoff Buns, Blackberry Flapjack, Cwtch Cooks, featured, madeleines, muffins, Pumpkin Traybake, Welsh Food Bloggers

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Easy Thai Yellow Curry

This Easy Thai Yellow Curry is the perfect recipe for gloomy Autumn nights in; it’s not going to win any prizes for its looks, but it’s easy peasy to make and takes less than half an hour from wok to table, it’s tasty and warming, with plenty of texture from the added fresh greens and crunchy cashew nuts. Plus, that bright yellow sauce is bound to put a smile on your face…

Tags Easy Midweek Meals, Easy Recipes, featured, Midweek Meals, Thai Curry, Thai Recipes, Thai Yellow Curry, Welsh Food Bloggers