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Christmas Jaffa Cake… Cake

Bye bye November!  Hello December – which means Christmas isn’t just around the corner anymore; it’s literally on the block.  Maybe you’re ready for it, or maybe you’d prefer to just shut the curtains and pretend you’re not at home.  I might not be anywhere near ready (I say I’m going to be more organised […]

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Orange and Nutella Babka

Hands up then, who’s planning on putting their tree up this weekend?  I’ve got Sunday set aside purely for de-tangling fairy lights, rummaging through our decorations (Sunny and I collect decorations from all the places we’ve travelled to) and then hoovering up pine needles.  I can’t wait!  But hey, it’s a knackering job innit?  There’s […]

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5 Weekday Lunches

I’m absolutely useless when it comes to eating lunch during the week.  Oh don’t get me wrong, I’m the first person to dive head first into the fridge at lunchtime, but I always seem to surface with my hands empty and end up heading off to the snack cupboard instead. So this week I decided to shun the snack cupboard and sort myself out with some proper midday grub in under 15 minutes using whatever happened to be in the fridge.

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Cherry and Almond Parfait Pots

These sweet pots with cherry jam and almond granola make a speedy and satisfying breakfast in the week when you’re in a rush.

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Honey Cake

Aha!  Honey, honey!  It was my Dad’s birthday over the weekend and so, in celebration of him and the fact that the weather’s still behaving (I actually can’t remember the last time it rained, is this even Wales?) we had a bit of a barbecue and I decided to make a cake.  If you saw […]