Category Archives: Miscellany

Frozen Yoghurt Fruit Cake

I have to laugh at myself sometimes as to where and when I find recipes to try.   It was probably the hottest night of the year recently and I couldn’t sleep, so I was scrolling through the internet about 2am … Continue reading

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Spicy Kale Chips

I’ve written about kale chips before but on a very hot sunny evening recently my d-in-law, Juicy Health Co. uploaded a recipe on Facebook using a mix of turmeric, paprika, onion powder, sea salt and pepper and rubbed with some … Continue reading

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Fruity “Ice Cream” – Our Favourite Dessert

Frozen fruit smoothie, fruit yoghurt dessert, “ice cream” or whatever you want to call it, our favourite dessert is so simple – its frozen fruit blitzed in a NutriBullet (or high-speed blender) with homemade yoghurt and it is absolutely delicious, … Continue reading

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Grilled Apricots with Almond Mascarpone

Out shopping the other day I spotted a punnet of delicious looking fresh apricots and immediately remembered seeing a recipe recently for stuffed apricots using ricotta and pistachios.  I went into three local supermarkets but none of them stocked ricotta … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Chicken Stock

I have a huge Maslin pan which I normally use to make bone broth, stock and soup in but when my butcher gave me a couple of chicken breast bones recently, I decided to try out my slow cooker to … Continue reading

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Easy Lunch in the Sun

Who said rice cakes were boring !!!! On their own they are, but as part of a deliciously tasty lunch they make a superb base for lightly mashed avocado topped with full-of-flavour baby tomatoes and drizzled with just a touch … Continue reading

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Orange Chocolate Cake

Not long ago, I realized that I could freeze a whole lemon, grate it, store the granules in the freezer and use ALL of it in many recipes.  No waste – brilliant. Now I find a recipe where I can … Continue reading

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Oven-baked Falafel

These Middle Eastern falafel balls are such a versatile food that you will usually find a large bag of them in my freezer.  The beauty of them is that the recipe can be slightly adjusted each time using different herbs … Continue reading

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Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

I used to love Lemon Poppy Seed muffins and not long ago I indulged in one whilst we were out.  Apart from finding it oversweet, the lemon flavour was very synthetic and I didn’t enjoy the experience at all,  so … Continue reading

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Pineapple Chutney

When I asked my husband to bring me home a pineapple from the shops to use when making my Hawaiian Turkey Burgers, I imagined a small to medium sized one but I received the biggest pineapple I have ever seen……it … Continue reading

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