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Brown Butter Layer Cake with Chocolate Mousse & Hazelnut Buttercream

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It is Valentine’s Day and once again it has reminded me how fast time is flying – and you might (or might not) know that we celebrate this occasion as a family which means a nice dinner in. Last year … Continue reading

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St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

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  Here we have another one of those luscious home baked treats that screams good old fashioned 1950’s diner treat. I can just imagine the little children of St Louis, Missouri lining up outside their local bakery with their nickels … Continue reading

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Apple Tarte Tatin

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  A tarte tatin is one of those recipes that always seems to be far more complicated than it really is – when in actual fact, after you have made it once you will be wondering why it hasn’t been on your … Continue reading

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Double Chocolate Brownies

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This is Mr Man’s favourite brownie recipe and it has taken me a while to post because I felt like it needed perfection. That has taken a while and ironically enough it was only when I ran out of a … Continue reading

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Scones (English style)

Those of you who make English style scones may shudder at this recipe – I must admit it is one big ol’ scone shortcut but I wouldn’t post it if it wasn’t great and the result was not up to … Continue reading

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Tozi’s Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Squares

It has been a while since I have baked anything from this sorcerer of all things sweet, creator of the Crack Pie and countless other magnificent morsels. So I thought I might treat you (and myself) to these – a … Continue reading

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Triple Chocolate & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

It’s a Christmas cookie extravaganza out there – and I am adding to it with my version of these very Christmassy looking treats I found in the most recent Bon Appetit magazine. These simple oatmeal cookies are peppered with three … Continue reading

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Florentines

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I get quite a buzz from making Holiday cookies and these Florentines are certainly no expection. Florentines are one of those cookies that I always go to buy and at the last minute decide against it – probably more out … Continue reading

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Melting Moments

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There is something quite nostalgic about Melting Moments, they are one of those cookies that seem to have been around forever, in every cook book I had as a child and in every coffee shop I frequented as a youth. … Continue reading

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Pizzelles

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We are quickly heading into the cookie season with the festivities just around the corner. The first being Thanksgiving and the second being Christmas (for me), Hanukkah for some and simply ‘holidays’ for others. I vowed last year that I … Continue reading

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