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Pepparkakor (Gingerbread Biscuits) Decorated with Royal Icing
Pepparkakor is a traditional Swedish recipe. These Scandinavian spicy biscuits are traditionally served on St Lucia Day, which is a celebration of light on the longest night of the year. St Lucia Day is one of the biggest Christmas-time celebrations in Sweden and is held on the 13th December. This date was unknown […]
Posted in Biscuits, Christmas, Festive and Celebrations, Icings and Fillings
Raw Food Remedies
Left: Raw Food Smoothie. Right: Lemon Syrup Drink. Being sick is such a waste of time! I have really been knocked about recently by a virus, and these remedies were my way of fighting back. Viruses are brutal. They pounce, knock you down, then kick you while you are down, and kick you some […]
Posted in Drinks and Wine
Chocolate Truffles by Heston Blumenthal
This recipe is by Heston Blumenthal from his How To Cook Like Heston TV programme. Mum and I used the ganache part of this recipe previously to make the filling for our hollow chocolate Easter-themed moulds (see my previous blog). To use the leftover ganache, we continued with the rest of the […]
Posted in Confectionery, Desserts and Puddings
Red Velvet Cupcakes: a Success With My Workmates
The Red Velvet Cupcakes that Mum and I made from the recipe kindly given to me by Tomato Cafe, found success with my workmates. I had just enough cupcakes to share out (10). My workmates are trained to hear food packets opening and cake-tin lids being removed and sniff out foodstuffs on our floor. […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Pot Luck (miscellaneous)
Cinnamon Breakfast Loaf
The recipe Mum and I used is from the book The Great British Bake Off: How to Turn Everyday Bakes into Showstoppers, published in 2012, to accompany the TV series. This bread recipe could be one of Paul Hollywood’s or Mary Berry’s recipes, but the book doesn’t make it clear who it is […]
Posted in Bread, Breakfasts
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