Monthly Archives: April 2010

Lemon Meringue Pie

Don’t you just love a dessert recipe which is not only easy to prepare, but it looks as though you slaved away in the kitchen all day to prepare? My Lemon Meringue Pie recipe is not only one of the … Continue reading

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A Taste Of Nostalgia…Malt Bread

This is one of my Mum’s recipes, so for me it conjures up images of my childhood, but most of all, to me, it’s comfort food. I wonder…can a cake-type treat be described as “comfort food”? Perhaps not, unless you … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake, For Any Occasion.

This Easter just passed, rather than let the family eat Easter eggs all weekend, but still staying with the chocolate theme, I made my favourite version of good old fashioned chocolate cake. During all of my years of hosting children’s … Continue reading

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It’s Good Friday….Make Some Hot Cross Buns

For as many years as I can remember Good Friday has been a baking day at my house and this year we have continued the tradition. This morning we were so pleased with our first batch of hot cross buns, … Continue reading

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