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Recipe – Victoria Sandwich
I mentioned in another post a Victoria Sandwich but if you do not know what a Victoria sandwich is then here is the recipe. A very easy cake to make that does not keep well but then after the first bite you will not want to keep it but eat it with a cup of… Continue reading
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Recipe – Yule Log
Christmas would not be Christmas without the food and a Yule log is something that is easy to make, looks impressive and taste good. I use a Swiss roll basic recipe and cover it with chocolate butter cream. So first we will make a Swiss roll, which is basically a fatless sponge. You will need:… Continue reading
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Tea Has a Conscience
Have you heard the publicity surrounding organic and fair-trade tea? If you have not, that is okay too. In all truth, I just heard about organic and fair-trade tea fairly recently. Turns out that tea is harvested by a number of people in developing countries working for menial wages and grown using harsh chemicals that… Continue reading
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Recipe – Butterfly Buns
These look complicated but are really very easy to make, the basic sponge recipe is the same as for a Victoria Sandwich cake and they are usually filled with butter cream which, again, is easy to make. 100 g or 4oz butter 100 g or 4oz caster (superfine) sugar 2 medium eggs 100 g or… Continue reading
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Scones for Tea
If you have ever had afternoon tea either in the US or the UK, you may have had a little cake/bread called a scone along with your tea. You may have had it with some fruity jam and clotted cream or maybe some jam and Double Devon cream. A great thing about scones is the many… Continue reading
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Christmas crackers are not for eating
When I’m not blogging, I work in a supermarket as a bagger and a cashier. My store carries these Christmas crackers during the holidays, which up until last year, I thought were edible crackers like Ritz or Jacob’s Cream Crackers. They sold for about $10-$12 which made me wonder to myself, “Why so expensive? They… Continue reading
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Recipe – Cheese Scones
Cheese scones are delicious smothered with butter, cut into two with melted cheese on top or just on their own. You can make plain scones without the cheese or sweet scones with sugar. Whichever you decide the results will be good I assure you. 175 g or 6 ozs (3/4 c) Self Raising Flour 50… Continue reading
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Brewing Tea Made Easy
Tea is becoming a popular beverage and new tea drinkers are asking for clear, easy instructions on how to brew. For those people who are new to tea or veterans of the fabulous beverage, there are a few simple steps to a perfect cup of tea. The first step to brewing the perfect cup… Continue reading
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ETS Pumpkin Spice Scones – product review
I brought home a package of our Pumpkin Spice Scone mix for the weekend, with the promise of baking them and bringing them to our merchandising meeting. These are the kind where you just add water. For comparison, I also baked a batch of regular scones. The instructions on the pumpkin spice were easy to follow… Continue reading
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