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Honey roasted seeds – pumpkin, sunflower and linseed
I’ve been really enjoying little packets of flavoured seeds as a snack recently. A friend at work turned me onto them and they’ve become a
Eli 29th June 2018
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Making my own kanelbullar
Kanelbullar, Kanelsnegl or plain old cinnamon buns. A tasty treat for a winter weekend I’ve always been a huge fan of what I call cinnamon
Eli 11th December 2017
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Parlies or Parliament Cake – an old fashioned Scottish biscuit
Happy St Andrew’s day everyone. I thought in honour of the day of the Scottish patron saint (who is also the patron saint of loads
Eli 30th November 2017
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Traditional Scottish Tablet Recipe
Tablet is a very, very, very, very, very sugary traditional Scottish sweet. Or as we say in Scotland, a sweetie. Every kid in Scotland grew
Eli 14th October 2017
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Traditional Welsh cakes recipe – a gorgeous little cake flavoured with spice and dried fruit
Happy St David’s day folks, we hope all our readers in Wales have a brilliant, fun-filled day planned. For the rest of us, here is a
Eli 1st March 2017
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Traditional Scottish pancake recipe
As a wee weekend treat, I like to make pancakes for breakfast and wake kate up with a big plate of pancakes, egg and sausage
Eli 20th February 2017
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More hygge recipes to get you through the dark, cold nights: bakewell muffins
We mentioned in a previous post that hygge is a Danish word meaning roughly to enjoy the pleasures life brings and be content. So here’s
Eli 3rd December 2016
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Making a six strand braided challah bread
I’ve been eating challah since I was a kid and I used to bring it home from the kosher deli I worked in at weekends.
Eli 11th October 2016
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Viennese whirls – joining in with the Great British Bake Off
We greet the return of the TV show The Great British Bake Off each year with giddy delight. We love it but we are rarely
Eli 1st September 2016
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