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Baking| Caramelised Onion & Garlic Jam … and ‘Snackuits’ {a product review}
A different take on what we traditionally think of as jam. This is pretty darned addictive and hits all the good spots in the most delightful way. A smoky oniony garlicky jam that…
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Baking| Hot Cross Strawberry Chocolate Chip Buns … Happy Easter
Happy Easter Sunday. I have for you light and airy hot cross buns made with a yeasted {eggless] buttermilk dough flavoured with vanilla beans and chocolate chips. A sweet roasted balsamic strawberry reduction…
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Sweet Orange, Roasted Strawberry & Chocolate Buttermilk Rolls … the best of The Pioneer Woman
Sweet Orange, Roasted Strawberry and Chocolate Buttermilk Rolls bursting with the freshness of orange flavour, seduced by deep roasted strawberries and then given the kick of dark chocolate … all oooey, gooey, wonderful.…
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Lions,Tigers … oh my! Dutch Crunch Bread or Tijgerbrood
I have never seen a bread prettier than this one. Dutch Crunch Bread or Tijgerbrood, a delicious sandwich bread with a unique, crunchy topping. A visually delightful bread which is a common option…
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Baking| Quick Cinnamon Apple Buns with Cinnamon Icing {no yeast} … A Guest Post!
My take on cinnabons and cinnamon buns ... Quick no yeast apple, cinnamon and walnuts buns which bake in a jiffy {no yeast} and make for a nice rustic dessert {or quick snack}.…
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Baking| Blood Orange Macarons with Maple Orange Chocolate Pastry Creme … World Macaron Day
A perfect balance of flavours. Dried blood orange peel macarons with a bitter orange dark chocolate filling, laced with mild flavours of pure maple flakes. Macarons for Mactweets where we are celebrating World…
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Baking| Clementines Butterscotch Brownies … from LA Food Times {Culinary SOS}
Tender, rich and temptingly sweet, Clementine’s butterscotch brownies balance that brown-sugary goodness with a nice hint of salt to make this the perfect treat for almost any occasion.
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Baking| Roasted Pepper, Garlic Scapes & Cheddar Bread …. SRC!
It's the Secret Recipe Club time again and I bring you a quick delicious bread that you can adapt to filling of your choice. {eggless/vegetarian}
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Baking| Honey Roasted Fig & Almond Tart … good food indeed!
The tart was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.! Combined together, butter, brown sugar, almonds and vanilla beans deliver something special. The crust was crisp, and the tart came together beautifully. Honey roasted figs pleased the palette with…
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Baking| Double Chocolate Dessert Popovers … on the fast track with Daring Bakers
DELICIOUS, gooey and ever-so-chocolaty, these quick popovers are ready in the blink of an eye, well almost! Pop them in as you sit for dinner, and indulge in 'dessert popovers'!
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Savoury Tartlets … a flavour explosion of cherry tomatoes & caramelised onion
The flavours were outstanding. Sweet caramelised onions, tart sweet cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, sea salt, the kick of vinegar...and of course garlic! Crisp out of then oven, but pretty darned good cold too.
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Baking| Strawberry Almond Roulade {Gluten free} … baking for a friend!
A Swiss roll or roulade, which uses almond meal instead of flour to deliver a light and delicious dessert. Use pretty much whichever seasonal fruit you have. Summer berries would fit in beautifully,…
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Baking| Strawberry Orange Rough Puff Pastry Tart … feeding the hungry blog!
A quick, light, fruity tart to make. Use any seasonal berries and have it ready in next to no time. So much colour, flavour, texture and good taste! The crisp, buttery pastry and…
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Baking| Sweet & Savoury Scones: Pistachio & Cranberry; Cheddar & Garlic Greens… back to the basics with the DBs
Light as feather scones two way … sweet and savoury. Both good and great options for tea. {eggless/vegetarian}. The recipe is infinitely adaptable to individual tastes too.
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Strawberry & Kiwi Bavarian Cake with Razzle Dazzle Macarons … Vanilla Bavarian Mousse with Strawberries & Basil
A marriage of flavours and textures, 2 desserts, one basic mousse. Add in some fresh seasonal fruit, top with macarons and you have ... Strawberry & Kiwi Bavarian Cake with Razzle Dazzle Macarons,…
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Baking| Anzac Biscuits … the perfect bite! ‘#comfortfood {eggless}
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” German Proverb Nom Nom Nom … these Anzac Biscuits have to be the best cookies I’ve made in a while, a hurried…
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Baking | Giveaway| Book Review … Fred Harveys French Apple Pie with Nutmeg Sauce … & a Shabby Apron Giveaway!
A chic Shabby Apple apron giveaway and a recipe for comfort food redefined. Takes you back to the good old days … a simple, comforting apple pie served with an even simpler nutmeg…
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Chocolate Bavarian Mousse Strawberry Cake … dessert ♥
Chocolate Bavarian Mousse Strawberry Cake... chocolaty, chocolaty and chocolaty ... a delicious luscious cake with the quintessential combination of strawberries and chocolate, complimented beautifully with a light airy chocolate Bavarian mousse.
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Baking| Lebkuchen & Garam Masala Macarons … and the failings of my sourdough experiment! Blame Scrooge!!
Lebkuchen and Garam Masala Vanilla Macarons sandwiched with a salted butter caramel buttercream. Holidays are here!
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Peace & Joy this Christmas … and Garam Masala Fruit Cake
“Christmas Shopping: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to find one gift that you didn’t have to dust, that had to be used right away, that was practical, fit everyone, was personal and would be…
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Holiday Baking| Christmas Fruit Mince Pies …
Its dangerous to have a big bowl of fruit soaking on the counter. Hungry mouths on the prowl get attracted to it, so I hid it … but couldn’t get it it of…
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Dark Chocolate Caramel Oat & Almond Shortbread
This is the season of holiday baking, and only good can come out of the seasons inspiration. Oats + Almonds + Flour + Butter + Brown Sugar = Crisp delicious shortbread. This shortbread…
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Holiday Baking| Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Wookies {Waffle + Cookies = Wookies!!}…Pennsylvania Dutch Waffle Cookies
Crisp, unique deliciously unforgettable Pennsylvania Dutch waffle cookies made in minutes in a waffle maker. Versatile too. if you have that waffle maker waiting in the wings, reach out for it, mix the…
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Baking| Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Mini Cloud Gateaus … For #NellysBigDay
These Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Mini Cloud Gateaus were a big hit! Can't go wrong with dark chocolate and strawberries, a pairing made in heaven. These were decadent and festive, almost a gateau…
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Holiday Baking| Savoury Cheese & Garlic Olive Oil Pull-Apart Bread {vegetarian}
A full of flavour, light savoury pull apart bread. Olive oil, red & green preserved chili peppers, garlic and sharp cheddar make this a wonderful light choice for the festive season. {Eggless/vegetarian}
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Bittersweet Chocolate Orange Strawberry Tart … rich & delicious
Bittersweet chocolate paired with sweet scents of orange zest, topped with strawberries in a Digestive biscuit crust – eggless too. I think this might well be a dessert than can please one and…
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Filipino Sans Rival Cake
This is an indulgent good cake. The nutty meringue complimented the rich vanilla buttercream beautifully, the meeting of textures delicious. Once layered and rested overnight, the now slightly chewy meringue and the satiny…
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Mini Apple Upside-down Cakes with Salted Butter Caramel… #applelove
Mini dense, moist apple cakes, flecked with cinnamon and vanilla, dressed up in a warm salted butter caramel ... comforting, warm dessert that is quick to make. Full of apple goodness!
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Baking| Perfect Pumpkin Pie … and simple too {#getsmart}
This is a pie right for fall. The filling … silky, smooth and spicy! The crust just right, not too crisp, yet offers a handsome bite, gently teasing the palette with beautiful pistachio…
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Baking| Garlic & Herb Whole Wheat Crackers with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Dip … SRC
Crisp whole wheat crackers and finger licking good creamy roasted red bell pepper dip … healthy and addictive!
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Baking| Apple Brown Sugar Meringue Pies for BBC Good Food India … Life is sweet!
Apple Brown Sugar Meringue Pies. Each bite was full of warmth … apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, walnuts. Can’t go wrong with those flavours this season, can you? I made these for the inaugural…
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Povitica – Croatian Sweet Walnut Chocolate Bread
Povitica is traditional Eastern European dessert bread served during the holiday season.This walnut version, a Croatian Walnut Bread, is rolled yeast bread made of sweet dough slathered generously with a delicious walnut/chocolate/vanilla filling.…
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Vanilla Bean Cupcakes … with homemade marzipan
Deep, delicious vanilla bean cupcakes, smothered lovingly in a silky smooth butter cream, and topped with homemade marzipan cut outs ... Paint-it-purple cupcakes to help the campaign to end violence against women. Join…
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Baking| A is for Apple – Bite Sized Apple Pies for SRC & Steve Jobs
Simple yet addictive, a novel and fast track apple pie, bite sized and bursting with fall flavours. Must try for apple lovers!
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Chocolate & Strawberry Cream Cake … Pinktober
Its the PINK time of th year again. Yes indeed, Mr PABs birthday found us celebrating with a Pinktober cake. A simple, moist, delicious cake that can be made ahead. The oil in…
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Baking| Fresh, Fluffy, French … Croissants with the Daring Bakers
A recipe adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two. Julia Child and Simone Beck, make this in cool/cold weather for croissants that are perfect, flaky, buttery, and delicious!
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Double Chocolate Mousse Cookies … #baketogether
Twice baked 'Double Chocolate Mousse Cookies' for #baketogether. They were delicious and very chocolaty; a big hit at home! I did two versions, one with a bittersweet filling, and another with wholewheat oat…
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Baking| Apple Strawberry Basil Hand Pies from Beantown Baker {SRC}
Delicious and comforting, hand pies with an apple, strawberry and basil filling. Great grub on the go, and nice for an informal dessert too. Serve with a drizzle of unsweetened cream.
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Roasted Peach & Plum Ice Cream … with condensed milk {eggless}
A delicious, low cal ice cream. I love the depth of flavour that roasting fruit gets. Add a vanilla bean and it gets addictive.
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Baking| Chocolate Almond Olive Oil & Whole Wheat Biscotti
An already healthy Italian cookie made even healthier with the use of some whole wheat flour & reduced sugar. Adapted minimally from David Lebovitz, this is an addictive biscotti for the cookie jar.
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Baking| Vanilla Almond Frangipane Plum Tart … the last of the plums {well almost}
It was one of those obsessive days, a ‘have to bake with plums’ sort of a day! The plums found a happily ever after ending in this pretty fruit bake – a Vanilla…
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Le Frasier … but with mangoes
Frasiers are said to be traditional French strawberry & cream dessert. In my case, I had to wander far from traditional as we are long past strawberry season here in India. Stone fruit…
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Baking| Apricot & Plum Cobbler … the Secret Recipe Club & a guest post
“You see things and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were and I say ‘Why not?’” George Bernard Shaw It’s July with the Secret Recipe Club and the inspiration behind…
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Baking| Cherry Phyllo Pie … sweet cherry pie, with home made phyllo.
I am still amazed at why I didn't get to making phyllo at home earlier. This is a summer pastry for a country like ours. Light, crisp, versatile, delightful ... ah-mazing stuff! The…
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Black Sesame Macarons with Cherry Chocolate Ganache
Black Sesame Macarons with Cherry Chocolate Ganache ... Black sesame seeds instead of almond meal went into these to experiment macarons for a friend. Sandwiched with a delicious fresh cherry dark chocolate ganache…
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Phyllo to Baklava with Daring Bakers …layers of fun!
Baklava, a sweet rich pastry made with layers of phyllo dough, made from scratch, with nuts sweetened with simple syrup. Exquisite and outstanding make ahead dessert... a beautiful Dr
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Peach, Plum & Apricot Streusel Crumble … Fine Cooking In Season
Peach, Plum & Apricot Streusel Crumble. The colours, the flavours, the charm of stone fruit ... always like a dream. The crumble was addictive and difficult to keep away from. Add to it…
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Baking| Chocolate Chip & Tart Cherry Cookies … Enjoying SRC in HKG!
Whats not to love about cookies which contrast the softness of tart cherries with dark chocolate. A one bowl chocolate chip cookie recipe we enjoyed while vacationing.... and a few pics of Hong…
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