2015 was the year of the hot sauce for me. From my first foray, into subsequent batches to keep my blood hot sauce level at a healthy level, of course it was going to get a Christmas makeover. Ingredients 200gr chillies 2 red peppers 3 cloves of garlic 100gr fresh cranberries 150ml water 3tbsp honey …

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Leaving an old blog behind was hard.  I kind of grew out of it but there was still some solid content on there.  I like to refresh some of it here every now and then.  Perfect for blogmas: Cinnamon Reindeer Shortbread Biscuits. I found this brilliant piping idea on Pinterest Ingredients 125gr butter 65gr caster …

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I am happy for the humble sprout. Once maligned and detested. Now sprouts are sexy. Yeah. Sexy It’s all about jazzing them up. And not boiling them for eight hours. Ingredients 500gr sprouts, trimmed on the bottom and cut in half 60gr fresh cranberries 80gr chopped pancetta 1tbsp olive oil 75gr to 100gr blue Stilton Method …

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Some days you just need cake.  But living in a house with two adults and two cats, we struggle to smash through an entire Victoria Sponge even though I get mad Cake Guilt*. (*I can’t leave cake to get stale and I can’t throw away cake. It’s unnatural. I literally got an eye twitch then…) I …

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In December, I feel like I’m on a permanent quest to get super cosy and comforted. I’m talking soft jumpers that envelope you in warmth. Snuggling your morning coffee in your hands. Wrapping your favourite scarf around the bottom half of your face. Soup and warm bread. Those unattractive but oh-so-comfy fluffy fleece socks. It’s …

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