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Sweet & Sour Chilli Chicken
I’ve realised I don’t blog main meals much any more. This is partly because the light in our kitchen isn’t great once the sun goes down plus I’m not as good at making them look pretty. I happened to...
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Brown & Green – Little Eaton
Given the Midlands has great food heritage, wonderful places to buy food can be few and far between. In amongst the rough there is some diamonds. Brown and Green is one of these. Their aim is to...
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Blooming Baskets
Hanging baskets don’t have the best reputation. They can sometimes be considered naff with their garish trails of bright flowers that sometimes look like they have been thrown together (don’t get me...
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Blooming Great Tea Party
Marie Curie is a charity close to our hearts as they cared for Hub’s Gran in her final days. This month they are asking people to hold tea parties to fundraise for Marie Curie nurses, who provide free...
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Giveaway: 3 copies of Thoughtful Bread Company’s Bread Revolution
Back in September I answered a call from Thoughful Bread Company looking for people to test recipes for their up and coming cookbook – Bread Revolution. A few months down the line the book is about to...
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Giveaway: win a mixed box of Buffalo Brownies
Through both my business and blog I get to meet some great people and recently I’ve begun to spot a trend. Most of these people turn out to be science (principally Biology) graduates. Seems like us...
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Get in the jubilee spirit
As with any national celebration it always brings out the best and often naffest commemorative ware, sometimes with the most tenuous link to the event. I very much believe it’s pointless bemoaning...
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Giveaway & review: How to Bake by Paul Hollywood
On twitter a few days ago Foodie Bugle commented on how many cookbooks there were out there now and how so many seem to be carbon copies of each other. I admit I can’t resist a good cookbook, but like...
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Raspberry Birthday Macarons
For the last few years I’ve made my own birthday cake including a Strawberry & Cream Victoria Sponge, Strawberry Ice Cream Cupcakes. As I’d made Hubs his birthday cake last year I asked him to...
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Giveaway: Pair of tickets to Cake International – NEC
Copyright www.michaeljamesphoto.co.uk After last week’s jaunt down to London for the Cake & Bake Show I’m pleased that the well renowned Cake International - The Sugarcraft, Cake Decorating &...
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Forest School Campfire Cupcakes
Time speeds by when you’re a parent. Ok those first few weeks with a newborn seem to be the longest days ever, but I think that’s mostly due to the fact you’re awake more than asleep; caring for a...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – September ’17
September has seen huge changes here. My work days have changed and LB has started pre-school meaning days seem shorter and weekends are savoured more than ever. Although it’s been busy, it’s certainly...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – March ’18
March has been a strange month. Most of it not gone exactly to plan due to snow, more snow and a delightful bug that floored us. Make – Snow Angels The month started with a couple of snow days. Work...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – May 2018
May heralds the start of a super busy couple of months. Think birthdays, anniversaries, hen do and other fun. As I write this on the 4th June I’ve realised that after this weekend we haven’t got an...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – July ’18
Where do I start with this post? So many things were crammed in to July. Hen do for my future sister-in-law, my birthday, LB’s birthday and cake, lots of cake. Make – Favourite Things 4th Birthday Cake...
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A Foodie Glamping Adventure in Suffolk
A L starts school this September this has been out last summer to holiday before the price hike that comes with school holidays. Next year we could be simply pitching up in the Peak District with...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – January 2019
It’s funny what things become routine amongst chaotic weeks. Until L started school I never totally appreciated how much of a chunk of the week is taken up with school and the associated running...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – April 2019
Make – Floral Easter Wreath My lovely friend Kerry owns Blossom Tree. I’ve know her for about a decade and we often meet up with our two little daughters for outdoor adventures.I love Kerry’s style...
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Make Eat Get Read Go – May 2019
We seem to have crammed a lot in to May. Two bank holidays, two trips to London and one less tooth (mine, not L’s). Make – Honey Bee Cakes This term L has been learning all about minibeasts at school....
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Make Eat Get Read Go – June 2019
June has been a good month for adventures and delicious food. So much so I’ve struggled to narrow it down to just five six things to mention this month. Make – Coffee Cake If you could pick a...
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