Category: Recipes

Garlic Mushrooms and Rosemary Scones

I had this idea of using garlic mushrooms and putting them in scones, I really like garlic mushrooms they are so versatile and can be used in so many things. I used a old scone recipe that I adapted by adding the mushrooms. I wasn’t sure if it would work as mushrooms are…

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Salted Caramel Cheesecake

I wanted to make this for my cousin who’s house I was staying at. A long while ago, my cheeky cousin as my sister in law would describe him, asked me one day to make a salted caramel cheesecake and he did get a telling off!!! What she didn’t realise was that it’s so much…

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Kale and Stilton Scones

I’m always up for a savoury scone me and this recipe was so different and really appealing which really tempted me. I really liked the fact it used kale, it’s really good for you and I often try to use it in recipes. These scones gave a lovely vibrant green colour which was so…

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Chilli, Cheese and Potato Empanadas

Cornish pasty, Gyoza, Samosas, Burek, Spanakopita every country has their own style of pastries and this is a Latin Europe/American one. I have tried these before and enjoyed them, I decided I will make them one day and today was the day! I have a deep love for cook/baking books but I have a lot…

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

As I made the pumpkin cheesecake and there was a lot of pumpkin left over from the pumpkin puree tin, I wanted to make something which wasn’t a dessert but a cake. This used a lot more pumpkin 1 cup whereas the cheesecake only used 1/2 cup. I just managed to get 11/2 cups from…

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Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake with Spiced Cream

Autumn is fully upon us. When I think of Autumn I think of colours, warmth and spice. I love walking through crunchy leaves that have fallen from trees with their vast array of orange, red and yellow colours. Autumn also makes me think of spice and warmth as the nights starts to get…

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Ginger, spice and all things nice apple eggless cupcakes

I’m constantly on a journey to try and find that perfect recipe for eggless cake, if you don’t know, these cakes are difficult to get right as they don’t contain the protein to give the cake the moistness it needs and I want to make these cakes without using egg replacer. One of…

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Eggless Beetroot Cake

I watched Eat well for less on BBC and was quite shocked over the parents of the family both with medical background but their attitude towards their food was appalling! They munched through 67 packets of crisps and with their children being younger then 12 it was shocking to see. Anyway apart from that shock,…

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Pecan Pie bars

I have always wanted to make pecan pie but instead of making a pie I made them into bars. I always get scared of making pies and tarts. I have made bars before and they have worked better. I thought this would be more of a safe bet especially as pecans aren’t the…

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Eggless Black Forest Tart

It’s been a year since I last made something for my brother’s birthday and this year I asked him what he wanted for his birthday treat. Last year I made Black Forest Cheesecake, which he absolutely loved and I made again. This year he asked for a Black Forest Tart, I personally think…

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