Orange syllabub recipe with speculoos biscuit base

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I always thought syllabub was something complicated with whisked egg whites. This orange syllabub with speculoos biscuit base took around 12 minutes to make. [Read on...]

Pink grapefruit jelly – homemade low fat dessert recipe

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Pink grapefruit has a unique flavour and this pink grapefruit jelly makes a sparky low fat dessert. [Read on...]

Nigella Chocolate Mousse from Nigellissima

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This Nigella chocolate mousse recipe from Nigellissima isn’t especially Italian but it’s very quick to make and perfect for pampering a special someone. [Read on...]

Recipe: honey and lemon cream cheese popovers

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Today’s pictures are square and I’m a bit of a square really. I like baking, I like being in the kitchen but mostly I like geeky things and fiddling around with software and gadgets.

Today’s post was an experiment in more ways than one, if you follow me on Instagram, you’ve virtually already read [Read on...]

Recipe: mini caramelised rhubarb no bake cheesecakes

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Sometimes when a recipe isn’t quite perfect how you expected it to be, it tastes just as good all the same.

Making cheesecake is something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time but I have been putting it off, worried about immersing springform tins wrapped in foil into bain maries and suchlike.

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Recipe: speculoos mini banoffee pies

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I am embarrassed to admit I have hoarded two packets of Speculoos biscuits for nearly two years. Before I realised Lotus biscuits were virtually the same as Speculoos I bought some on holiday in Brittany congratulating myself on stocking up on something I couldn’t buy at home.

My purchase followed discovering a French cookery [Read on...]