17 March 2021
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Our local Lidl is having a Polish food week. The particular treat that caught my eye was a box of ‘vanilla marshmallows’. These are little blocks of sweet, gelatinous marshmallow covered in a thin, dark (UTZ certified) chocolate. On opening … Continue reading
15 July 2017
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In a moment of panic during last week’s plum glut, I rushed out and bought lots of extra sugar for preserving but ended up not needing as much as I thought I would. There will be more preserving to do … Continue reading
24 June 2012
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Jamaican Stained Glass was what I decided to call the simple dish I took to a friend’s party this afternoon. I prepared a dish with a sprinkling of granulated sugar and put in a single layer of pieces sliced from … Continue reading
13 November 2011
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Jane and I watched some episodes of Masterchef: The Professionals this afternoon. There was some fantastic cooking but also a lot of things which did not look that great and left you wondering just how professional the contestants really were. … Continue reading
21 August 2011
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Jane was baking a cake yesterday which called for some demerara sugar, which we didn’t have in the cupboard, so we experimented with a blend of golden syrup and honey to try and get some of the rich flavours of … Continue reading