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Jun 20
This one comes from my Mum… Last year Giles made some blackberry vodka – it is yummy. It set me thinking about what other fruit could be used. I had a lot of cherries given me and although I love them I could only eat so many! I made a ch (read full article)
cherry gin, cherry vodka, Drink, fruit, gin, vodka
May 01
I have always made flapjacks – they have always been a family favourite. Also having Coeliac Disease I can tolerate oats as long as I don’t eat them every day. Usually I make them plain, but whilst sitting in the Dentist’s one d (read full article)
Cakes & Biscuits, flapjacks, fruit, gluten free, golden syrup, oats
Dec 22
As it is christmas time, I thought that I would re-blog about our Chocolate Roulade recipe that is perfect as a Chocolate Yule Log recipe too. Dont forget that if you are using the recipe for a Yule Log, either fill with a liqueur or chocolate cre (read full article)
Chocolate, chocolate yule log, Christmas, coeliac, eggs, fruit, gluten free, log, Puddings, roulade
Dec 20
A fun Christmas or New Year party drink, for breaking the ice, or serving as a pre-dinner aperitif is this delicious recipe using homemade Sloe Vodka. Pour a measure of Sloe Vodka into a champagne flute and add a squeeze of lemon. Top up with eithe (read full article)
Drink, foraging, fruit, gin, sloe gin, sloe sparkles., sloe vodka, sloes, urban, vodka
Dec 06
“Blackberry Bubbles” is a festive drink for this winter season, that I created using our homemade Blackberry Vodka or Blackberry Brandy. Pour a measure of either the vodka or brandy into a champagne flute. Top up with either champagne, (read full article)
Blackberries, blackberry, blackberry brandy, blackberry bubbles, blackberry gin, blackberry vodka, brandy, bubbles, Drink, fruit
Dec 02
Three months after creating and bottling up my Sloe Vodka, it was time to finally sieve the alcohol and fruit, then bottle (and taste) the final product. The sloes that came out of the storage bottle were a gorgeous rich red colour which in turn mad (read full article)
Drink, foraging, fruit, gin, sloe gin, sloe vodka, sloes, urban, vodka, xmas
Nov 08
Blackberry and Apple jam is a perfect autumn recipe – delicious, straightforward and very satisfying, especially when the fruit comes straight from the garden, making it organic too. I love that this is another of those family recipes handed (read full article)
apple, apples, autumn, Blackberries, blackberry, fruit, jam, Others
Nov 01
Having missed out on my post for Chocolate Week due to feeling unwell and then having a busy couple of weeks at work, I decided to make my mum’s chocolate roulade recipe as a pudding after my Coq au Vin dish last weekend. My first ever post 2 (read full article)
Chocolate, chocolate roulade, coeliac, eggs, fruit, gluten free, Puddings, roulade, Sugar
Oct 15
It’s halfway through October and with a lack of sunshine I still had approx. 30 green tomatoes on my plant outside. Now with the first frosts at the tail end of the year about to happen, I didnt want them to go to waste so decided to have a g (read full article)
apples, chutney, fruit, green, Green Tomatoes, Others, red, red tomatoes, tomato, tomatoes
Oct 14
After the delicious Pears with Macaroon Crumble Topping last week, my mum left us waiting for her next pudding she was going to make with pears. Well here it is and this is what she said to me… I told you it was worth the wait! Serves 4-6 peo (read full article)
cider, fruit, pear, pears, Puddings
Oct 08
As you can tell from my recent recipes/posts, Autumn is well and truly upon us now and to many it is their favourite culinary season of the year. I myself, am starting to appreciate what is on offer properly during Autumn for the first time, now th (read full article)
crumble, french, fruit, gluten free, macaroons, nigel slater, pears, poire, Puddings, tarte