If you didn’t get the Wizard of Oz reference in the title, do you remember when the fab four were marching through the forest chanting “Lions and tigers and bears!”, as they made their way to the Emerald City? I love that film. I blame my mother for my love of classic Hollywood musicals … The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the...
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Nobody should be denied a little pleasure in life. Nobody should have to make do with insipid desserts or cake just because they have an allergy, a food intolerance, or a medical condition. Where there’s a will, there is always a way to be inclusive and leave everyone else none the wiser, with a fabulous cake or dessert. This is pretty...
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It started with yet another craving for chocolate hazelnut spread. I was thinking Nutella but, you know, the Nutella I grew up with. Not that sorry, trans fatty, overly sweet, where the hell are the hazelnuts and cacao spread that masquerades as Nutella these days. Yes, I’m a little bitter about it. No, I don’t plan to get over it anytime...
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Free time. We all wish we had more of it. Everyone seems to be time poor these days. I think we have to make more free time for ourselves. It rarely, if ever, just happens. How many of us waste the opportunity when it does, and we’re unprepared? Remember, as a child, how a day seemed so endless? A week felt like an eternity? As an...
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I have not posted anything in a couple of weeks and for this I apologise. I have a number of things I would dearly love to bake, make, and post for you but life has again placed itself in my path. But I will return to baking very soon. As some of you know, I have attended some fantastic courses in making chocolates and pralines at the brilliant Savour...
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I get so many requests for low carbohydrate recipes, I wish I had a dollar for every time I get asked. I’d be a bazillionaire! It does speak volumes about the popularity of low carb diets though. For some, it’s about losing body fat and maybe some weight. For others, it’s a lifestyle choice due to health factors like Type II...
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