Tag: recipe
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Pumpkin spice latte season
As pumpkin spice latte season approaches and I continue to avoid Starbucks I thought it was time to get on with making my own coffee. I followed the following recipe from foodnetwork.com but it basically comes down to the following: 1 or 2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree (can from Waitrose) 1 or 2 tablespoons of […]
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White chocolate syrup recipe for coffee
I no longer need Starbucks (or a boyfriend), I have white chocolate syrup and it is better than good. I used this recipe from food.com but didn’t have some of the original ingredients so substituted. Here’s my version: 1 (150 ml) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 can water 1/2 can cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 […]
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Scones recipe
Here’s my tribute to the Great British Bake Off which is back on the telly, my attempt at Mary Berry’s scones recipe. These are the ingredients you will need: 450g (1lb) self-raising flour 2 rounded tsp baking powder 75g (3oz) butter 50g (2oz) caster sugar 2 large eggs about 225ml (8fl oz) milk To serve […]
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Blueberry and ricotta pancakes
With leftover ricotta in the fridge and an abundance of blueberries – three punnets bought at 40p each and one arriving with the veg box – I felt inspired this morning to find out whether blueberry and ricotta pancakes are a thing. They are. They are very tasty so here is the recipe: 1 cup […]
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Nectarine & almond cupcakes with basil syrup
This post is about my very brief but tasty adventure pursuing a new recipe by Genevieve Taylor. I became determined to make the peach almond cake with lavender syrup as soon as I saw the recipe. “I will make this recipe today,” I foolishly proclaimed in a tweet but then struggled to find lavender. Well, […]
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Pancakes, in Bristol
Today’s inspiration for pancakes came from the Bristol Wine and Food Festival. Two stalls down from Jimmy’s Food and across from some organic chocolate was Clark’s Foods selling maple syrup. I had bought some from them last year and the idea of it stayed with me. Where to get pancakes though? On Sunday, the Bordeaux […]
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Food: tyropita (cheese pie)
A post by eatbigbristol had me thinking about vegetarian dishes and not many recipes initially came to mind. This was surprising as most of the dishes I eat are veggie but they’re usually food thrown together or selected from a restaurant menu. Vegetarian dishes as intentional and known recipes aren’t that common for me but […]
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