January 01, 2019
A client friend of mine mentioned one day that his favourite cake was coffee and walnut. My first efforts were sped round to his offices, and he wasn’t disappointed. This is now my birthday cake treat for him each year.
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January 01, 2019
These sound like an unusual mix but are a delicious healthy sweet, and our last recipe for Veganuary. Vegans are a small but growing group, with numbers tripling in the last three years. But even more people are increasing their ratio of
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January 01, 2019
Vegans are a small but growing group, with numbers tripling in the last three years. But even more people are increasing their ratio of plant-only foods and meat consumption continues to decline. So here is a vegan recipe which can also be made with a gluten free flour mix.
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January 01, 2019
Inspired by traditional recipe's of the past where where non-Dutched, anthocyanin-rich cacao, and beetroot powder was used I created these delightful Red Velvet Energy Balls.
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January 01, 2019
No baking this week, just some easy mixing. Michael say’s if I’m not using the oven, I can hardly call it Gaby’s Bakery. But he was very complimentary on these chocolate covered brownies.
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January 01, 2019
Something about this loaf feels warm, hearty and festive but it's a great staple fruit loaf throughout the year.
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January 01, 2019
Gingerbread in various forms goes back to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians who used it for ceremonial purposes. It turned up in Northern Europe in the 11th Century when the Crusaders brought ginger back from the Middle East for their cooks. When prices for ginger and other spices reduced, it became popular with
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January 01, 2019
With Thanksgiving next week this recipe is a nod to our American friends. Although it's called a Boston cream pie, it's actually a cake that acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. It was created by
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January 01, 2019
I've been making these for a few years now and they're super-quick and simple. The boys think they’re a great treat, and I know it’s a healthy alternative to biscuits, cake and bread - they'd scoff their way through a bakery if I let them. Use a good quality peanut butter without added sugar.
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January 01, 2019
It’s true that I hate cooking. But I love baking. Cooking seems all kitchen histrionics and flailing arms - a dollop of this a bit of that. All too stressful. I love baking because it’s measured and precise. I spend...
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January 01, 2019
Guilty pleasure? Or bland sustenance? It needn’t be either or.
Much of the food that’s been foist upon us these last 50 years has been designed to hook our emotions and create unhealthy addictions - too much processing, too much sugar, too much
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January 01, 2019
There are thought to be 500 -1000 known varieties of mango and this recipe takes only a little more effort than peeling one, plus a two hour lay-by in the fridge.
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