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GBBO Week 3 - Mediterranean Soda Bread
Anyone else completely blown away by the bread lion?! As much as I would have loved to turn my kitchen into a bread heaven this week, time and health were not on my side. A weekend in London, followed...
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London August 2015 - Saturday
It's become somewhat of a tradition now that we head up to London around my birthday for a day of treats and a night in a beautiful hotel. This year we decided to stay for two nights, with the idea of...
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#HiddenGems of Bournemouth
I grew up in Cornwall and have never lived further than 15 miles from the coast, so I sometimes forget how lucky I am to have the beach on my doorstep. In fact we mostly visit the beach outside of the...
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GBBO15 Wk 4 - White Chocolate & Raspberry Creme Brulee
So here we are at week 4 of GBBO and I think we are starting to see the stronger bakers emerging. Sadly my two favourite bakers don't appear to quite be there! Sandy left this week and Matt remains,...
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What, Where, Why September
Is it just me or did August speed by?! We had a fun filled month of eating lots, cheering loudly and walking miles! Unfortunately a cold hit my cycling mile target hard, although I did manage 150 miles...
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GBBO Week 5 - Dairy free chocolate confetti cake
Week 5 of "Bake Off" and it's a completely new category - free from. I really enjoyed this week's episode. We're starting to really see those bakers who understand the interaction of their ingredients...
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ROKA Aldwych review
Last month we went to London for a long weekend in celebration of my birthday. This has turned into something of a tradition now and we always try to book dinner in a special restaurant while we're...
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GBBO Week 6 - Chocolate, orange and pear frangipane
Finally Matt came good! I don't think anyone was any more surprised than himself at how perfect Pastry week was for him.For me the week has been filled with stress and drama involving broken ovens,...
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Cooking with Cervezas Alhambra Reserva 1925 - WIN your own supply!
I have two loves; food and travelling. The travelling at the moment is pretty limited to the UK which means my food experiences cover the whole world! Sushi, thai curries and pizzas made with hand...
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GBBO Week 7 - Hot Crust Pork, Chicken & Egg Pie
Oh Matt, Matt, Matt...from Star Baker to Sent Home in one short week. I'll miss him on the show, as I've said before he seemed the most realistic of home bakers...most week's there was at least one...
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River Cottage - A piece of heaven in Devon
I was recently one of the lucky bloggers selected by Foodies100 to spend the day at River Cottage, made famous by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. I knew the day would be interesting, but I didn't realise...
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GBBO Week 8 - Mokatine Eclairs
How quickly does this series of Bake Off seem to be going? Eight weeks in already and yet there's still so many bake categories that could come up! I have missed the enriched dough week from last year,...
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GBBO Week 9 - Chocolate Pavlova
How quickly have these past nine weeks flown by? I feel very proud that I've baked along every week so far - sometimes by the skin of my teeth! As well as watching Bake Off for baking inspiration I've...
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Dorsett Shepherds Bush - My thoughts
How has it been almost two months since we went to London for my birthday?! It's become something of a tradition that we always head to London for the night around my birthday. I love London, the buzz...
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GBBO Final - Victoria Sandwich Showstopper
How is it that the final of GBBO came so quickly?! Thankfully The Apprentice will take it's place on Wednesday nights and rather than dreaming of being an amazing baker, I'll instead dream of swanning...
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The Perfect Dinner Party (almost!)
We've been renting our home now for over 18 months and we're well and truly settled in now, Aside from the cupboard under the stairs storing lots of books, everything had found a place and every room...
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#TasteofNorway Farikal Recipe & Giveaway with Inntravel
You may have seen recently on my Instagram feed that I was wondering what cooking challenge to take on now that Bake Off is over for another year. I've decided to choose a recipe at random every week...
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The Next Chapter...
I started this blog almost three years ago when I was at a very special moment in my life.I had met Sion and we clicked, he got me, I got him and it just worked...so quickly and so well. I still...
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Things I've learnt in the first trimester...
I can't quite believe that I've made it to almost 18 weeks in this pregnancy. The last 6 weeks have absolutely flown by and I'm now starting to plan those all important baby purchases for the last...
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Choosing names for our baby
Image from stockfreeimages.comSion and I have been pretty set on names for our baby since even before they were conceived! Our choices are traditional but not in the top 20 of children's names and...
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19 Weeks...
How is it Thursday already?!After feeling like days were as long as a week in the first trimester, the second trimester seems to be ticking along quite nicely. I don't know whether it's because I've...
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Practising being a Mummy with Cuddledry
I spent a lovely Saturday afternoon with my niece & nephew when they came for a visit with their Mummy & Daddy this past weekend. We headed off to Victoria Country Park and rode the miniature...
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How has it been 3 months since I last posted anything?I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to put fingers to keys...perhaps I've been subconsciously hiding myself away, protecting this precious time...
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A New Chapter
On a traditional calendar 11 months have passed, but to one person it's been a whole lifetime, my daughter Baby B arrived safe and well in this time. She's now nine months old. In some respects she...
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40 weeks in, 40 weeks out
This week marks a very special point in the life of Baby B. She is 40 weeks old - 40 weeks in me, 40 weeks out of me, so I thought it would be a perfect time to record some of my favourite images of...
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