Tag: Eggs
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Christmas Tree Cookies
What to make when you can’t give a present My younger son’s teacher laid down the law in his class this Christmas, and said that she wanted NO Christmas presents from the families. In fact, she’s getting the kids to do a “reverse advent calendar” this month instead. Each day, a different child…
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Bread, Celery and Apple Stuffing
The perfect stuffing for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving has crept up on us with the stealth of a lion stalking its prey. Where does the time rush off to in such a hurry? Sometimes I with I had a brake-pedal so I could slow everything down just a little. If Thanksgiving is launching itself…
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Fave dei Morti – Cookies For All Saints’ Day
What are Fave Dei Morti cookies? I decided not to translate the name of these biscuits in the title, Fave Dei Morti, as I’m not sure how many people would want to read about cookies called “Broad Beans of the Dead”. They don’t sound very appetising in English! The almond cookies are traditionally…
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Mrs Rawnsley’s Sponge Cake
Discovering history through an old recipe book Who is Mrs Rawnsley? Where did she get this recipe for sponge cake from? Did she make it up herself? Did she get it from a friend or a neighbour? These are questions that I’d love to have the answer to, but unless one of Mrs…
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Pancake Day! Buckwheat Flour Crepes
Why eat pancakes only one day a year? Pancake Day has come and gone, but the need to eat them still lingers on…….it was Pancake Day (or Chandeleur) a month ago in France (and I think in a lot of the world), and we did the right thing and ate pancakes that day.…
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Snickerdoodles: The Great American Cookie
What is a snickerdoodle anyway? I spent a few years living in California, which is where I was introduced to these fabulous cookies called snickerdoodles. When I first heard the name “snickerdoodle”, I thought it was another one of those strange poodle crosses, like the labradoodle (now, who wouldn’t want one of those?!). In…
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Eight Tips To Make A Perfect Zucchini Frittata
Zucchini or courgette, the frittata tastes good with either name So, do you call these long green vegetables zucchini or courgettes? After living in various English-speaking countries where each country uses slightly different words, I’ve forgotten who calls them zucchini and who calls them courgettes. Anyway, whatever they’re called, thanks to the Summer,…
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Hot Cross Buns For Easter
Hot cross buns, chocolate eating, and musings about the Easter Bunny Easter is nearly here. I can hear the hoppity-hop of little bunny paws as they stuff their baskets with Easter eggs…..well, there must be more than one Easter Bunny, right? Otherwise how would he get the Easter eggs to all the kids…
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Red Pepper Flan with Anchovy Sauce
Excuses and Anchovies I know it’s been quiet for a couple of weeks. Sorry about that. Thanks to two weeks of school holidays in which there were sick kids, one after the other, just to make sure we spent the whole first week at home, then a week of holidays in Italy, I…
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Chocolate Caramel Cookies
Why it’s time to make your own cookies My kids have been eating way too many commercial cookies out of a packet recently, so I decided it was time to get baking. I often make ginger/cinnamon cookies with this recipe that I am going to share with you, but decided it was time…
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Spinach and Ricotta Self-Crusting Mini-Quiches
Even spinach haters like these Spinach is one of those poor maligned vegetables that everyone loves to hate, but happily eats when it’s mixed in with other ingredients, such as eggs or cheese. Even my kids, who vow and declare that they detest spinach, gobble it up when it’s “hidden”. I put…
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Goat Cheese and Pistachio Souffle
Souffles are not as hard to make as they seem Now, don’t let the fact that there is the word “souffle” in the title scare you off. Souffles have an undeserved reputation (along with sponge cakes and meringues) of being difficult, if not impossible to make at home unless you are some kind…
