Cookshelf- Sweet Tooth from Lily Vanilli

It’s a funny thing being a girl sometimes. Even in our apparently modern age there is some serious definition flying around about who girls are and what they should do. Pink stuff, fluffy stuff, nurture and babies and smiling. Awwww. Now don’t get me wrong, I love cuddling a newborn whilst wearing a frothy fuscia […]

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The Elvis Pound Cake

Just a quickie but I’ve been meaning to have a bash at the cake recipe widely rumoured to be the favourite of The King himself for some time now. If there was a dude who knew how to eat, well, maybe we’ll get to Henry VIII another time but Elvis certainly did too! Think pound […]

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Something New- Banana Muffins & Toffee Cream Sauce

Happy New Year! It’s easy to be depressed by New Years Day, and New Year’s Eve for that matter as it’s basically all over. The presents, the feasting, the midnight mass, the excitable kiddies, the stockings, the chocolate, the time off work, done! Over. Get back to it. Time for diets and budgets and giving […]

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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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Apple & Cinnamon Cakes

There are some combinations in life that you can’t go wrong with. Gin and Tonic. Hot dogs and gherkins. Ben and Jerry. And yes, it’s old school and something of a combo cliché: Apples and Cinnamon. But it’s old school and clichéd because it works! Personally, being one of my favourite spices (top 3 at least) I […]