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Gaby's Bakery - Granola Bars

Gaby's Bakery  - Granola Bars

January 01, 2019

Here’s a moreish recipe for granola bars with sweetness coming from the fruit, honey and a little coconut sugar, which is healthier than refined sugar, allegedly. I also swap this sometimes with maple syrup which has more anti-oxidants.

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Gaby's Bakery - Apricot and Date Energy Balls

Gaby's Bakery - Apricot and Date Energy Balls

January 01, 2019

This week we’re looking at a healthier sweet. Now I’m charged with taking ten years off Michael, with just two weeks to go, his between-meals snacking around the house needs some restrictions.

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Gaby's Bakery - Chocolate Brownies

Gaby's Bakery - Chocolate Brownies

January 01, 2019

Chocolate’s bad press is largely down to high added sugar and fat content. But the unadulterated raw cacao can be seen as a superfood, high in anti-oxidants,...

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Gaby's Bakery - Gluten Free Orange Cake

Gaby's Bakery - Gluten Free Orange Cake

January 01, 2019

Something about this, transports me to a balmy early evening on a Mallorcan veranda overlooking the orange groves. A chilled glass of local dessert wine at the ready.

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Gaby's Bakery - Guinness and Treacle Soda Bread

Gaby's Bakery - Guinness and Treacle Soda Bread

January 01, 2019

Luckily, I managed to get a 16kg bag of flour whilst everyone was fighting over toilet paper. Flour became the next daily staple to disappear off the shelves in Lockdown. Just as I’m finishing it, supplies are returning.

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Gaby's Bakery - Piped Butter Biscuits

Gaby's Bakery - Piped Butter Biscuits

January 01, 2019

These are such an easy go-to biscuit when there isn’t much time or you have unexpected guests. 

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Gaby's Bakery - Chocolate Protein Balls

Gaby's Bakery - Chocolate Protein Balls

January 01, 2019

This weeks focus is on a healthier option which is easy to prepare and vanish very quickly in our house. I could never seem to make enough of these protein balls for the salon.

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Gaby's Bakery - Simple Pizza

Gaby's Bakery - Simple Pizza

January 01, 2019

I’m all for teaching self-sufficiency. And as the boys love cooking, getting them to prepare their own dinner is a fun activity. Here they’re making pizzas. Only two ingredients for the base and then topped off with their choice

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Gaby's Bakery - Oat Cookies

Gaby's Bakery - Oat Cookies

January 01, 2019

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Gaby's Bakery - Spiced Semolina Cake

Gaby's Bakery - Spiced Semolina Cake

January 01, 2019

300 languages and 270 Nationalities. A cultural mix that makes London such an exciting place to live. Here is an international recipes from the mysterious East.

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Gaby's Bakery - Carrot Cake

Gaby's Bakery - Carrot Cake

January 01, 2019

The best carrot cake ever, and world famous in Beaumont Street.

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Gaby's Bakery - Challah

Gaby's Bakery - Challah

January 01, 2019

This week’s recipes reflect our two merged cultures which Michael tells me are not so different. Something about the familial bonds of the Mediterranean diaspora.

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