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365-223 to 365- 229 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on August 25, 2010 at 8:16 am

For the time being our weeks have taken on a distinctly domestic flavour. We’re preparing for our next trip in October, so laying low for the moment, saving up and living frugally. But even so, friends need to be seen, family visited and life must continue, so the odd slow at home day is always a pleasure.

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Just have to Share – Lemon/Orange Muffins

  • Posted on April 11, 2010 at 9:49 am

A blogger that I regularly read, Joxy from Free Range Family, recently posted these beautiful orange muffins. I had to share them with you. I’ve also replaced the oranges juice and zest with pureed apple & cinamon (my favourite!) and with liquidised bananas. They were fabulous and they freeze and defrost really well too. Try them. Seriously. They are great!

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Just Have to Share – Chocolate Spoons for Coffee or Chocolate Milk

  • Posted on April 4, 2010 at 7:45 am

I love these super simple chocolate spoons. They are a lovely final ‘ooohhh’ at the table after a dinner party, and make a luxurious hot chocolate when added to hot milk. You can also melt the chocolate and pour in to molds with a swivel stick in the centre if you have suitable supplies.

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365-77 to 365-83 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on March 31, 2010 at 10:40 am

We had a slightly busier week, although illness is still firmly imprinted on our household. Nonetheless, a visit to the in-laws in Somerset, a quick stop-in at a local art gallery, a trial day in cloth nappies and a product launch for shoes to make you skinny while eating cupcakes made it all pass really quckly.

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Just Have to Share – Easter Egg Nests

  • Posted on March 28, 2010 at 10:10 pm

These are really simple, easy and quick to do. With a little supervision, these are great to do with toddlers too.

Last year I wedged a name card between the two eggs in the nest for Easter Sunday lunch place settings and they served as lovely table decoration tooas well as  an after desert snack.

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365-70 to 365-76 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on March 24, 2010 at 12:54 pm

I seem to be saying that I’ve had a dull week quite a lot lately, yet when I look at the pictures, there always seems to be things happening in my life. Although we’ve been overwhelmed by the world’s worst case of ‘teething baby’, and fevers and stomach bugs in all three of us, we do still seem to find time and energy for the act of living.

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Just Have to Share – Cardamom Braid

  • Posted on March 14, 2010 at 10:32 pm

One of my favourite things in the world is the smell of freshly baked bread. And this here is no ordinary bread. Although primarily known for its use in Indian cooking, cardamom is also used in Scandinavian and Finnish sweet breads, such as this one.  Beautiful warm or cold with butter, this is a treat not to be missed!

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365-56 to 365-62 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on March 10, 2010 at 9:39 am

Despite two outings, we’ve had a quetish week. Well, uneventful, but not exactly peaceful…

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Just Have to Share – Gran’s Flop Proof Chocolate Cake

  • Posted on March 7, 2010 at 10:00 am

I had a proper old fashioned kitchen tea when I got married, with broom dancing and games and so on. All the older ladies gave me their ‘life saving’ recipes to take forward with my own family. I put them in a folder and never looked at them again for years, until recently.

I came across the folder and found this recipe. Since then, I have made it in to cupcakes, individual sized mini cakes, a single layer cake, a double layer cake with jam and icing in the middle and a marbled cake. I am notoriously bad for flopping cakes, and this one, I never have.

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365-23 Apple Pie

  • Posted on February 2, 2010 at 9:54 am

I wrote a post on these Apple Pies recently. They are great, and I just love knowing there’s a stack in the freezer for whenever I need some warm comfort food to get me through this long winter!

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