Category Archives: Miscellany

Banana Bread #1

Posted on January 27, 2017 by TheRobbInn

I don’t know where this recipe came from – I found it written on a scrappy bit of paper at the bottom of my recipe pile with only very brief instructions written on it in my almost-forgotten shorthand. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Pink Apple Crumble

Posted on January 3, 2017 by TheRobbInn

Last Autumn a lovely friend on the Isle of Wight gave me a huge supply of beautiful red eating apples.  They were windfalls but that didn’t matter one bit.   I have no idea of the variety of apple but … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate, Bacon and Onion Stuffing

Posted on January 1, 2017 by TheRobbInn

Our Christmas and New Year did not go according to plan.   It was all down to our cat Joseph being very poorly and we were unable to leave him, so New Year away was cancelled. I was going to take … Continue reading →

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Follow-up on Gluten-Free Christmas Pudding

Posted on December 26, 2016 by TheRobbInn

Following on from my post of 10th December about making my gluten-free Christmas Pudding, I just had to write to let everyone know just how good it was.  It is very easy to just try out a recipe on yourself … Continue reading →

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Wishing you all a happy, healthy Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2016 by TheRobbInn

A huge thank you to all my lovely followers wherever you may be.  It always amazes me when I look at the world map and see that my little blog is being viewed in so many different countries, and by … Continue reading →

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How do you like your eggs?

Posted on December 24, 2016 by TheRobbInn

I’m not an ‘eggy’ person unless it is a frittata, but my husband drools at the thought of them – he loves them so much and often has them for breakfast after his bircher.   If he makes his own breakfast, … Continue reading →

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Cheese Baubles

Posted on December 23, 2016 by TheRobbInn

These little balls look so impressive and festive.  Perfect to serve alongside my favourite Seed Crackers as a cheese course, or alternatively, to hand around with drinks.  They are perfect bite-sized balls of cheese. They are simple to make and … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Orange Segments

Posted on December 22, 2016 by TheRobbInn

Want to hand around something tasty and healthy this Christmas? Nothing could be simpler than peeling a few clementines and dipping the segments in melted dark chocolate (85%).  Leave on baking parchment to set and voila….. You could ring the … Continue reading →

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The best Seed Crackers ever !

Posted on December 18, 2016 by TheRobbInn

We all have our various hobbies or ways and means of relaxing – mine is cooking!  My husband was off out to his choral practice after dinner one evening and when he asked what I was going to do, he … Continue reading →

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Gluten-Free Christmas Pudding

Posted on December 10, 2016 by TheRobbInn

Starting in 1970 (I remember the date as it was the year I got married) I started making old-fashioned Christmas puddings exactly to my mother-in-law’s recipe, who made them from her mother’s recipe.  I made them every September – not … Continue reading →

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