No-Bake Chocolate Biscuit Cake- Good Enough for a Prince
OK, so, this is the long awaited post all about….Chocolate. Biscuit. Cake. During the run up to the Royal Wedding, I received a tweet from Clarence House saying that Prince William had requested a chocolate groom’s cake. Not very original, you say? I thought so too, until I read that...
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Day 5 Thanks for joining me this week! Today is the last day of our breakfast experiment and I think it went pretty well. The kids enjoyed taking part in ‘an experiment’ and all the foods we tried were a success in varying degrees. Yesterday we had Egg and Bacon Hash which had its...
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Day 4 Wow, we’re nearly through our week long breakfast experiment. It’s going well and so far, there haven’t been any real ‘flops’ or disasters. Yesterday we had the super-special Overnight Baked French Toast and there was not a complaint within ten miles of our...
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Day 3 Hi everyone! We’re doing well with our no-cereal-breakfast-experiment week. Yesterday we had Cheese on Toast which all the kids really enjoyed. I thought since it’s Wednesday and it’s the middle of the week, and we all need a little pick-me-up, I’d treat everyone with...
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Day 2 So, it’s Tuesday, and after the success of Chapati Breakfast Wraps yesterday, we are continuing our week long experiment of non-cereal breakfasts. Today it’s the turn of the humble Cheese on Toast. This is a common British dish/snack and works perfectly for breakfast. It’s...
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Day 1 Yesterday in The Great Breakfast Dilemna I told you that my family and I are trying a breakfast experiment this week. Five days of new breakfast ideas that DON’T include cereal. I don’t have anything against cereal, honestly…(Please don’t post comments like...
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I have a confession to make. Actually, it’s two confessions. Firstly, I am not a morning person. That’s right, I am one of ‘those’ people who they make coffee mugs and bumper stickers for that say things like ‘All the Coffee in Columbia Won’t Make Me a Morning...
Click Here to Read MoreBananas Foster Banana Bread
I found this recipe at the Brown Eyed Baker. The picture above has a little story. We made these muffin/cupcakes a few days ago. By the time I got around to taking a decent picture (or any pictures at all), this was the lone muffin left, so no beautiful presentation of a mountain of cakes. Just...
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This recipe comes from Market Kitchen on the Good Food channel. It is listed as Butternut Squash Soup with Sausage, but I have renamed it since it uses most autumn root vegetables. It is ridiculously easy to make and so, so satisfying on a crisp, autumn day. Try it! Ingredients: 7 Juniper...
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Before I do anything, I want to thank my dear friend Stacy for giving me the courage to face my fear. Yes, I have a few. Not too many, (well, one full-blown phobia…*whispers* spiders…) but other than that, not many and usually not in the kitchen. However, there is one area that I have...
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