The X(mas) Files- Chocolate & Ginger Fudge

Spoiler alert!!!! Friends and family are warned that what you read in this section may well end up under your tree so if you don’t like to know what’s coming, come back here in January. Chocolate and ginger always strikes me as a Christmassy combination, from memory rather than any great tradition I think. My […]

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Come to The Dark Side, we have cocktails………

This is a teaser of sorts, as I have very little to tell on this particular product other than that I have started it’s preparation. Following on the theme that bought us my own take on Limoncello, as infused for my father each Christmas, we now have an experimental dark liquor brewing on the theme […]

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The X(mas) Files- Limoncello

No need for a spoiler alert on this one as we all know I’ll be taking the old man a bottle of this zesty knock out juice for Christmas. To be quite honest I might fear for my own safety if I didn’t. But while we’re here, let’s talk about dads. What the damn hell […]

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The X(mas) Files- Peanut Butter Fudge

Spoiler alert!!!! Friends and family are warned that what you read in this section may well end up under your tree so if you don’t like to know what’s coming, come back here in January. Now I’m not one for early Christmas celebrations, I don’t believe in tinsel on the shelves before Halloween decorations or […]

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Not Au Vin

I did a great thing last night. An unusual thing. I blew out generations of classic French food law in favour of something Delia Smith half mentioned once upon a time. And that my friends was to basically make a coq au vin, without the vin. Hmmm. Now I do like the classic and I’ve made it […]

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Coq au Vin

Much as it pains me to say it, the French do get some stuff right. Very right indeed. And if you’ve ever had a decent chicken in wine you’ll know why it has survived the taste test of time to become a bona fide classic. There are rumours it first came about shortly after Julius Caesar conquered those troublesome […]

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Chilli Non Carne

Ye Gods I’m going to start getting hate mail from the local butchers soon but here goes, it’s Vegetarian Day according to Google. I have unintentionally fallen into line with this by coming home and knocking up a big pot of spicy beans. This is because I still have stock to use up from the […]

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Almond & Chocolate Square Scones (yes, they’re vegan)

I love a scone and I’ve been missing a baked treat since beginning this vegan challenge so I rustled these up this afternoon and I’m pretty pleased. Quick to mix, baked in 10 minutes and as doughy and satisfying as I could have hoped for. Plus significantly lower fat than your average scone, so there! […]

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Spicy Hummus with Lime

Although this fits in with the currently running vegan theme, hummus is a staple favourite of mine and it appears on my table frequently. Packed full of goodness from the chickpeas (protein, fibre and a host of vitamins and minerals), hummus is easily personalised with any number of other ingredients but the below version is […]

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Easy Caramelised Apples- vegan version

Last night I was reading up a bit on the nonsensical obsession of many an American for ‘canned apple sauce’. Shudder. How lazy do you need to be to buy this? Lazy and frankly negligent to your own insides when you look at all the added sugar and general crap that comes with most of them. Happily […]