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Eye spy mince pies!
Its December, and for me that means only one thing – its finally mince pie season! But Kate, I hear you cry, mince pies have
Eli 1st December 2018
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More sweet treats to comfort you on a cold night: honeycomb cinder toffee
Growing up, we called this honeycomb but I’ve heard it called cinder toffee, hokey pokey, puff candy and even sponge toffee. No matter what you
Eli 7th November 2018
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Halloween here isn’t about pumpkins… apple spiced muffin recipe
I’ve been involved in a bit of a Facebook rant recently about Halloween and the fact that Scottish kids celebrate this as the American version
Eli 23rd October 2018
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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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Shortbread – getting ready for new year
I don’t think it’s possible for any child growing up in Scotland to not have encountered shortbread usually over Christmas and New Year. It seems
Eli 18th November 2012
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