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Masala Chai Walnut Cake

February 19, 2016 By Gillian Thompson 6 Comments

Masala Chai Walnut Cake Inspiration for this Masala Chai Walnut Cake came when baking a classic “Coffee and Walnut Cake” and accidentally overdoing it with an experimental addition of freshly ground cardamom to the cake mix.  The result was an exotically tasting cake. Not one reminiscent of a typical English, rose scented, country cottage scene that a coffee and…

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Filed Under: Biscuits and Bakes, Popular Tagged With: cakes, macmillan coffee morning, spices, tea

Savoury Pancake Stack

February 8, 2016 By Gillian Thompson Leave a Comment

 SAVOURY PANCAKE STACK Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, otherwise referred to as Pancake Day, the day in February or March preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), celebrated in some countries by consuming pancakes – yum, yum!  Do pancakes mean breakfast or dessert to you?  Do you ever have them for dinner?  My mother used to make us a gorgeous,…

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Filed Under: Dinners Tagged With: comfort food

Chicken Breasts Wrapped in Pancetta

December 18, 2015 By Gillian Thompson 5 Comments

Chicken Breasts Wrapped in Pancetta cooked

Chicken Breasts Wrapped in Pancetta Chicken Breasts Wrapped in Pancetta is one of those, “you’ve no idea what to cook for dinner, little time to prepare, yet extremely tasty type of recipes you can always be confident to fall back on”. The whole family will enjoy this, particularly whoever’s cooking.  It’s so simple, takes little preparation and best…

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Filed Under: Dinners, Family Favourites, Recipes Tagged With: chicken, easy, family favourite, kids, mid week, recipe

Spiced Pumpkin Buckwheat Cake

November 13, 2015 By Gillian Thompson Leave a Comment

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  Spiced Pumpkin Buckwheat Cake It’s Autumn and everyone’s showcasing their apple and pumpkin recipes.  I came across a gorgeous picture over on Instagram recently of a spiced pumpkin buckwheat cake by the lovely @Kaybaking64, who bakes beautiful cakes – do check out her feed on Instagram!  Kay’s spiced pumpkin buckwheat cake looked too good to overlook…

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Cute Bat Cakes

October 31, 2015 By Gillian Thompson Leave a Comment

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Cute Bat Cakes Today is All Hallows’ Eve, and if you’ve not yet cooked up anything sweet and spooky, this quick and easy, cute bat cakes recipe can be whipped up in no time. All you need is a simple cupcake recipe, a bag of small Oreos and black food colouring paste.  I used a yummy red velvet…

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Filed Under: Biscuits and Bakes Tagged With: cakes, cupcakes, halloween, kids, recipe

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Hello! Thank you for stopping by. I'm Gillian, a Lancashire born, Yorkshire bred mum of four, currently living in Hong Kong. An obsessive foodie with a serious affliction of wanderlust. I love travelling, cooking and baking, food photography and hiking in the nearby jungly hills with our dog, George. Read More…

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