11. Wholemeal Bread

11. Wholemeal Bread

After reading through numerous recipes and methods in my baking books, online and in specific bread books, I decided to take on the challenge of making a loaf of bread. I chose what appeared to…

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Breakfast Smoothie
Puy lentils with spicy scallops and prawns

Puy lentils with spicy scallops and prawns

Inspired by a recipe in The Cook’s Book called ‘Warm lentil salad with scallops’, I had a quick read and then made my own version.   I used raw frozen scallops and prawns, which I defrosted…

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10. Coffee and walnut cake

10. Coffee and walnut cake

I have an oven and I’m back in business! 🙂 As it is still Lent I’m not allowed not eat cake (along with many other things), so I made something I specifically knew I wouldn’t…

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Finally…

Finally…

Finally got my new oven! Let the bakes begin! 

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Calamari at Mirage, Newbury Park.

Calamari at Mirage, Newbury Park.

Some more good calamari at Mirage, Newbury Park, Essex. 

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