There’s something brewing

Making home brew is something I’ve always wanted to try, I think I’ve wanted to understand more about the brewing process and become more ‘involved’. When I go down the pub I always prefer to drink real ale – my favourite being Fursty Ferret and Double Maxim. For Christmas my boyfriend got me a brewing [...]

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Tagged beer, brewing, brewing beer, home brew, making beer, real ale, woodfordes wherry

31 Oct 11

Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe

I love Cheesecake from chocolate to vanilla, we go way back. Cheesecake was always my ‘go to’ dessert when I was younger and we used to go to restaurants more often. I’ve always preferred the baked variety, I just love it’s dense texture and rich flavour. When I first visited New York a few years [...]

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Tagged autumn cooking, autumn recipe, fall, halloween, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake recipe

31 Aug 11

Sweet treats for Christmas

Yes, I just used the big C word. I know its only just the end of August but writing published articles pushes you into a schedule thats a month or two ahead of everyone else. Since I got back there’s been so much going on and taking time to catch up is proving a little [...]

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Tagged chocolates, christmas, handmade, handmade sweets, uk handmade

25 Jul 11

Cherry and Vanilla Jam recipe

You might remember last year I made some Cherry Jam, I thought this year I might revisit that post and add a little twist to it. I always love the bounty of berries and soft fruit early summer brings before the summer heat really settles for the next few months. Cherries have to be one [...]

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Tagged cherry and vanilla jam, cherry jam, cherry jam recipe, homemade jam, jam recipe, soft fruit, summer

20 Jun 11

Father’s Day tea party printables

Sunday was Father’s Day and I wracked my brain for ages trying to figure out what to do for my Dad. I decided a store bought gift just wasn’t going to cut it and I decided to indulge one of my Dad’s favourite things – afternoon cream tea. If you’re not familiar with cream tea’s [...]