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Recipe – Shortbread Kisses
Coffee Kisses, melting moments or chocolate shortbread kisses. Whatever you you want to call them they are delicious. I have made plain ones with chocolate on top and I made them rather large so they would photograph better. You will need: 6 oz Self Raising Flour 3 oz Caster Sugar 3 oz butter… Continue reading
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All About Biscuits + Recipe
When drinking tea, what would you think goes along with a nice cuppa tea?! While one may prefer a tea sandwich, a little cake, but for some, there are tea biscuits. There is a wide variety that you could either make or purchase that simply make tea more enjoyable and more filling. It’s what helps… Continue reading
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Recipe – Chocolate Shortbread
Now I know we have already made shortbread but that was some time ago and this is a slightly different recipe because it contains a pinch of salt which does change the taste quite dramatically and then with the addition of the chocolate covering it makes for a whole new taste experience. You will need:… Continue reading
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Recipe – Chocolate Caramel Shortbread
For the shortbread: 170g plain flour 60g caster sugar 120g unsalted butter For the caramel: 1 tin of condensed milk (397g) 2tbsp golden syrup 60g caster sugar 1 cup of soft brown sugar 120g butter 1 tbsp vanilla essence For topping: 1 (100g) bar of milk chocolate melted Method: Preheat oven to 170 deg C… Continue reading
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New Year Rituals
Happy 2015! It is once again the New Year and that means new everything! It does not just mean “new year, new me” but as a way to start anew. There are 365 brand new days ahead of us and we have the power to make each of them great! So while we ring in… Continue reading
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Shamrocks and Tea
Shamrocks are associated with Ireland and so is tea. So, like the transitive property of equality (if a=b and b=c, then a=c), it is safe to conclude that shamrocks and tea just naturally go together. Small wonder it pops up on the tea table. What is a shamrock? There seem to be no easy answers… Continue reading
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The Story of Walkers
What’s teatime without a treat? Shortbread, cookies (or “biscuits” as the British say), tarts, mince pies and more have been satisfying tea drinkers for centuries. Walkers has been a premier brand, supplying taste-pleasing tidbits since 1898. Affordable, rich-tasting, and full of British tradition — what more could you want to tickle your teatime tastebuds? You’ll… Continue reading
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Shortbread Showdown
Time for a shortbread showdown. There are a number of brands out there, but is there a difference between them? Let’s find out. First, I have to say that one of my favorite teatime treats is shortbread. It goes equally well with black tea (brewed strong and smoothed with milk and sweetener) as well as… Continue reading
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