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The Wednesday Tipple – Strawberries and Cream cocktails, and Strawberry scones
Two happy co-incidences align to strawberry-tint my world this week. One, the discovery of freeze dried strawberries at Trader Joes, brought to my attention by my friend Grace. “They’re Yuppie crack. You just can’t stop eating them!” The other, of … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cocktail, cream, Grace, scone, strawberry, Wimbledon
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Victoria Sponge Wedding Cupcakes
“That’s right,” said the man in front of us in the line for the tills in Selfridges. “A Buckingham Palace jelly mold”.
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Tagged afternoon tea, cake, cream, cupcake, jam, royal wedding, Selfridges, victoria sponge
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The Monday treat – Lemon scones in anticipation of the Royal Wedding
Mere days away from the Royal Wedding, I can’t understand why people aren’t making more of a circus about it in the media. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to it with great anticipation, especially since I’m back in London, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged bunting, butter, cream, engagement ring, lemon, London, royal wedding, scone
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The Monday Treat – Dauphinoise Potatoes and Mustard Pork Chops
Dauphinoise potatoes are among life’s great pleasures. They also happen to be one of my husband’s favorite things to eat. Layers of potato are baked with butter and cream until they’re soft and melting, perfect alongside a seared mustard pork … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, cream, dauphinoise potatoes, milk, mustard, pork chops, potato
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The Monday Treat – Raspberry White Chocolate Pavlova
The old oven finally passed on. But in true rage against the dying of the light style, tried to take us with it if it could, spewing gas relentlessly out of the burners and eventually having to be shut off … Continue reading
Spiced apple cupcakes
This cake can be baked in a loaf tin – in which case I sometimes serve it with toffee apple sauce or in slices spread with cinnamon butter, or with soft cheese. It’s very much a tea time cake after … Continue reading
Oozing-Pus Chocolate Cupcakes
These are molten white chocolate truffle cup cakes by any other name, and the warm white chocolate really does ooze pus-like from the centre when they are cut open – the perfect end to an adult Halloween party. 5 oz … Continue reading
Scones, jam and cream
Grandma tells me that she uses an egg and milk because the egg gives the scones a cake-y texture. If you prefer a less cake-y texture she gives you permission to use an extra tbsp full of milk instead. She … Continue reading
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Minute Steak with lemon cream sauce
Minute steak – just ask my husband – is not a proper caveman steak, but it is still steak, and is, therefore greatly to be desired by men. It’s the perfect meal to make for boys who have assembled en … Continue reading
Tagged beef, cream, garlic, lemon, minute steak, onion, rosemary, steak
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Perfect New Year’s Eve Dinner for 2
Last New Year’s Eve, Jon and I were jet lagged and tired and in no mood to go out. We drank a great bottle of red wine, ate steak and napped in from of a movie, before making hot chocolate … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, brandy, cinnamon, cream, hot chocolate, New Year, spinach, steak, t-bone
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