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Christmas Cake Recipe (Uncle Charlie’s)
Christmas Cake Recipe (Uncle Charlie’s) This recipe is from Mum’s first recipe book. The recipe has been in the family for some time. As far as we know it came from Uncle Charlie (Mum’s Uncle, my Great-Uncle), who was Mum’s father’s younger brother. He had a bakery or a general store. It may have […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Christmas
Mum’s Christmas Cake Recipe
Mum’s Christmas Cake Recipe: Most years I miss out on the important tradition of making the Christmas Cake with Mum, so this year I was determined to be part of the process. It is also nice to be able to make a wish while stirring the dry ingredients into the fruit mixture. As a […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Christmas
Strawberry Santas
Strawberry and Cream-cheese Santas Bring on the Santa parade! These fanciful treats were fun to make, if a little time consuming considering they have only a few ingredients. Mum and I had a recipe to work from, but we sized it down to make 11-12 Santas. The recipe can be suitable […]
Halloumi and Aubergine Stack
Halloumi and Aubergine Stack Mum’s sister found the recipe in a magazine and recently made this for Mum. Mum wanted to make it for me, but we didn’t have the recipe and we couldn’t get hold of Mum’s sister on the phone. So we put this together as best as Mum could remember, […]
Posted in Main Meals
Courgette and Bacon Pasta [adapted for vegetarians and non-vegetarians]
I arrived at Mums for a visit, and the first thing she did was take me outside to pick a fresh courgette from her garden, ready for dinner. We then went for a walk to the local shops to buy wine to go with the dinner – she has her priorities right. It was a […]
Posted in Main Meals, Pasta
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