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Amaretto gingerbread A square of light, sticky, gooey amaretto gingerbread. Dusted with icing sugar and to be eaten alongside a mug of coffee, preferably whilst relaxing on the sofa. That’s the dream. I absolutely love gingerbread – the cake kind,…
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed but the season of excess is well and truly with us now, and with all things festive being in vogue I thought it was high time to hit some candy canes with a rolling…
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Ding Dong Merrily oh my, the oven the bells are ringing. Ding Dong Verily your pie(hole), the mincemeat is cinnamon-y! OK, so I’m not going to be winning a Grammy any time soon, but what I certainly can turn my…
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I enjoy a lot of things in life, but three of the things that most certainly feature on my current gluttony list are croissants, chocolate and amaretto. As vices go, I think these are pretty tame, so I’m happy to…
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We all love Rocky Road, it’s got that level of sugary, chocolatey goodness that few can resist. And rightfully so - it’s a great treat, even if it’s hard to not eat far too much. Sounds like something indulgent that…
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Shortbread has a bit of mystique around it - I asked a couple of baker friends about it, but no one seems to make it. It’s got this air of difficulty about it with everyone assuming something so delicious is…
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I find what we need at this time of year is a good deal more food. There simply isn’t enough… Well, OK, that’s potentially not entirely true, but amongst all the fun, games, eating and drinking we should make a…
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Panettone - the Italian festive favourite There are many things that make Christmas and it’s different for each and every one of us, but one of the things I look forward to - somewhat unsurprisingly - is the food. All…
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