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Lemon Tassies

Did you know that lemon is the new chocolate? I read this somewhere recently and I would have to agree. It appears that all over the place people are casting aside their slabs of couverture chocolate, cocoa and chocolate drops to celebrate this … Continue reading

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English Flapjacks

Flapjacks are one of those things that take me back to a certain time in my life and it wasn’t that long ago. I had just given birth to my first daughter, so grappling with no sleep and the initial … Continue reading

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Brown Butter & Walnut Brownies

I swore when I started my blog it wouldn’t be all about brownies, cookies scattered with m&m’s and similar baked treats. Well, I am going to have to eat my words because here we have another brownie recipe and later … Continue reading

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Kourabiedes

It is probably a little odd that I attempt to immortalise my grandmother on my blog when I am writing about Kourabiedes. She was not Greek, in fact she hailed from Eastern Europe. Nonetheless, making these has compelled me to … Continue reading

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Cranberry Shortbread Cake

I am constantly amazed at how many food blogs are out there. Food blogging has become a huge industry and with this there are many groups and organisations that have been set up to get these people together – comparing recipes, photos … Continue reading

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Gingerbread Cookies

  I couldn’t resist one more batch of cookies for Christmas and as you can probably tell, I found myself some snowflake cookie cutters (after searching the whole on NYC I decided to sensibly order them online). Now, ordinarily I … Continue reading

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Chocolate Mudslide Cookies from Jacques Torres

The Chocolate Mudslide Cookie was created by Jacques Torres, a renowned pastry chef and chocolate afficonado. He is famous for his chocolate creations, which consist of decadent desserts, sculptures and various edible artworks. Quite clearly these cookies do not fall … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

  They are a motley crew, these chocolate chip cookie sandwiches. So irregular and bumpy, with chunks of chocolate and walnuts popping out all over the place. There was not one that looked like it matched the other, nor one … Continue reading

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Caramel Pecan Shortbread

It’s official – I am starting to warm up to Thanksgiving. Every food magazine is full of tips and tricks, sides and suggestions. To brine or not to brine – you name it, it’s in print and it’s been blogged about. I … Continue reading

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Hungarian Shortbread

or Austrian shortbread, you take your pick. But by all accounts this recipe was bought to our attention by the great sage of American cooking, Julia Child (and it even has her trade mark ‘pound of butter’ in the ingredients). … Continue reading

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