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36. Hazelnut Macarons

36. Hazelnut Macarons

Pay day present to myself from good old Amazon. My second ever attempt at macarons and I didn’t do too badly, if I do say so myself. I haven’t shared the recipe as it’s rather…

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35. Double Ginger Cookies

35. Double Ginger Cookies

Here’s a really quick and simple bake I did the other day.  350g self-raising flourpinch of salt200g caster sugar1 tbsp ground ginger1 tsp bicarbonate of soda115g unsalted butter90g golden syrup1 large (US extra large) egg,…

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Yu! Granola

Yu! Granola

I saw these Yu! products in Boots yesterday and they were so delicious I just had to tell everyone about them. I got the granola and mango flavour and they were oh oh oh oh so…

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34. Apple, fig and nut bars

34. Apple, fig and nut bars

A really quick and easy recipe adapted slightly from Easy Cakes and Cookies. If you don’t want to make it into bars (or just don’t have the patience to let it cool… like me) you can…

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33. Lemon Meringue Pie

33. Lemon Meringue Pie

So I went for the lemon meringue pie instead of the gym. Surely it’s one of my 5-a-day?  For the pastry 300g plain flour 6 tablespoons caster sugar 120g butter chilled and cubed For the lemon filling6 lemons, zest…

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