I love bringing food back when you go on holiday.  Extra points when it has a bonus rude name. One of the best things to bring back is baklava; sheets of sugar soaked crisp fill pastry studded with nuts.  I could eat an entire box.  No shame. With no holiday on the horizon until March, I …

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I cleaned my oven.  I wish I could say that this is a regular thing, but it really isn’t.  But with an oven full of caustic chemicals and a want for cake, this would normally be a recipe for disaster.  Luckily, if you have a slow cooker; I have your back. Ingredients 100gr room temperature …

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I am one of those people. (You’re going to hate me.) I started my Christmas shopping in September.  No shame.  Bought four presents in one afternoon. We all know that some of the best parts of Christmas, actually are in the preparation, whether that be in September or December.  Getting in the spirit with a Christmas Rat …

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