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I bought a punnet of plums from Aldi, these were an impulse purchase based on price and the fact that the plums looked so pretty! There were only 5 plums and I decided that cutting them up into slices was the way to go. The buttery pastry base is easy to make and likewise with…

It’s Real Bread Week – there is nothing more satisfying than making your own bread, I’m not an expert bread maker but make my own week after week. This recipe is full of flavour using sesame seed oil, and honey as a sweetener. A mixture of white and wholemeal strong flour ensures the bread isn’t…

I didn’t make Christmas pudding last year and thought for a change I’d take the easy route and buy one, that didn’t go too well because we didn’t like it. I wasn’t sure I wanted the usual traditional pudding and these are light and full of Christmas flavours. They don’t need maturing and freeze well…

As we know, baking doesn’t always deliver what we expect and these cakes were made from a chocolate cake which didn’t quite go to plan. The cocoa powder didn’t mix into the raw cake batter, my cake was a little heavy but rather than throw the chocolate sponge away I cut out tiny rounds and…

We never bought stollen when I was a child, growing up or when I was a young adult. I’m not sure I even knew what it was, maybe it was something only posh people were aware of and ate at Christmas time. I lived in a small market town and maybe it had yet to…

There’s nothing more satisfying than making a batch of bread rolls and pulling them apart to reveal their light fluffy interior. I cut these in half, spread mayonnaise over and filled mine with lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, home made beef burger, and melted some cheese over the burger. Yum. These are perfect rolls for beef burgers…

There is nothing quite like making your own bread. I’ve never been one to break out into a sweat kneading bread dough and any piece of kitchen equipment that helps make life easier is okay by me. I find it easier to make the bread dough in the evening and then place the covered dough…

The crust on this bread took me by surprise! One of the ladies on the Thermomix forum gave me a few hints and tips on how to bake bread in a casserole dish and for my first attempt I was more than a tad pleased. I think on this occasion the crust was the star…