I love Matcha, the stronger the better! Matcha is a type of Japanese stone ground green tea which is a fine powder. It’s got quite a distinctive grassy taste which can be quite bitter. Generally I order my tea from Japan Center. They have a really huge selection of Matcha and they’ve even started stocking cooking grade Matcha. I often find that Matcha looses it’s taste over time so I would recommend once you buy it to do so in a small quantity to use it more quickly.
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Baking and cookery
Unicorn rice crispy squares
I watch a lot of cooking videos on YouTube, its a great way to find something that’s a little bit more unusual. It’s amazing to see what people will create with just a handful of ingredients. These unicorn rice crispy squares took my eye and I decided to make them. You can find the video here which is by Honeysuckle bakes for all the busy bees! 😉
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Marbled heart cookies
With Valentines and Mother’s Day around the corner somehow spring always seems to be the season of romance. Looking for inspiration I came across a pink marbled cookies tutorial over on Pinterest. I know, Pinterest is the source of unreasonably picture perfect baking. Sometimes it just doesn’t turn out that way in real life!
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Mug cakes
Have you ever made a cake in a mug? I’d read about mug cakes but never tried it. They’re so popular now you can even get kits in the supermarket! It’s pretty likely that you’ll already have the ingredients to make these sitting around so why not give it a go.
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Autumn is soup season
Autumn is a harvest time, filled with crunchy leaves and to eat it just has to be soup season. Soup is really easy to make, probably easier than you think! Normally it takes about 30 minutes to create a soup and all you need is a pan and/or a blender.