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A home for my personal foodie ramblings, culinary attempts, information on local produce and also for collecting my mum's recipes and culinary teachings, before she leaves this mortal coil!

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Jun 20

Cherry Vodka

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

Fruity Flapjacks

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

Chocolate Yule Log (Gluten Free)

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

“Sloe Sparkles”

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)

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Dec 06

“Blackberry Bubbles”

“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)

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Dec 02

Sloe Vodka Update

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)

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Nov 08

Blackberry and Apple Jam

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

Chocolate Roulade (Gluten Free)

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

Green & Red Tomato Chutney

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)

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Oct 14

Pears in Cider

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

Pears with Macaroon Crumble Topping (Gluten Free)

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)

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