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Cardamom Buns
These sweet, buttery and tasty cardamom buns are to die for. They take a bit of time but are completely worth the effort. The first time...
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Faffy
- May 10, 2021
- 5 min
Vanilla birthday cake with strawberry jam & vanilla buttercream filling and a chocolate drip layer
My Mum turned 60 in December and to celebrate I decided to bake a special birthday cake. I made a vanilla layer cake with vanilla...
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Faffy
- Feb 15, 2021
- 9 min
12 tips to improve your beer homebrewing
To celebrate our first anniversary of homebrewing beer I have decided to tell you my top tips for homebrewing beer!
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Faffy
- Feb 8, 2021
- 5 min
Almond Macaroon Recipe
So simple to make with only 4 ingredients, these tasty almond macaroons are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. They are...
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Faffy
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
NYC Style Seriously Chocolatey Chocolate chip cookies!!!
I saw this NYC style cookie recipe posted on Jane’s patisserie‘s blog a couple of months ago and I have wanted to make it ever since. I...
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Faffy
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Quick beetroot, goat's cheese & walnut tart recipe
A quick, no-nonsense beetroot, goats cheese and walnut tart. Tasty and super easy. I think I am a little obsessed with simple savoury...
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Faffy
- Jan 18, 2021
- 6 min
Your Fave Stout Chocolate Cake with Bailey Cream Cheese Icing
I made this tasty cake just before Christmas when I was feeling pretty Christmassy and before London moved into Tier 4 and our big family...
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Faffy
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Brew #13: American Pale Ale
A light refreshing American pale ale homebrewed to be shared with friends. This was our Christmas beer that we brewed to share with...
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Faffy
- Jan 4, 2021
- 5 min
Easy Coconut Macaroon Recipe
Coconut macaroons are one of my absolute favourite treats. Packed full of coconut, crisp and golden on the outside but gloriously soft...
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Faffy
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
Brew #12: Classic Milk Stout
It was time to make another stout. This time a milk stout. This beer gets its name from the addition of the milk sugar, Lactose into the...
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Faffy
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Roasted Butternut Squash & Goat’s cheese Tart
When the colder months of the years come around I find myself craving root vegetables and large squashes. Basically I start craving...
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Faffy
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Terry's Chocolate Orange Brownies
I love brownies and I love Terry's Chocolate Orange so why not make Terry's Chocolate Orange Brownies! A simple idea and then a recipe...
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Faffy
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Brew #11: American Wheat Beer
Continuing our experimentation with different styles of beers, this time we brewed an American wheat beer. We have never brewed a wheat...
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Faffy
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Brew #10: Juicy Fruit Pale Ale Take 2
We decided to re-brew another one of our beers again! This time we decided to take on our juicy fruit pale ale recipe. Last time we...
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Faffy
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Brew #9: Mikkeller Stateside IPA clone!
In our local pub they have a selection of books for browsing and one book including Mikkeller's Book of Beer. When we first started...
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Faffy
- Sep 15, 2020
- 3 min
Vanilla and Cardamom Cake with Orange icing
So I absolutely love the spice Cardamom. I love the smell and I have used it in countless savoury recipes but I had never baked anything...
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Faffy
- Sep 7, 2020
- 4 min
Brew #8 Mosaic SMaSH IPA
So we decided it was time to take it back to basics with another SMaSH IPA. SMaSH stands for single malt, single hops, so it is as simple...
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Faffy
- Sep 1, 2020
- 5 min
Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe
My younger sister turned 30 last weekend and she asked me to make some red velvet cupcakes for a mini get together she was having. I am...
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Faffy
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
Raspberry and Almond Crumb Cake Recipe
Sometimes you just need a cake to have with a cup of tea for a lovely afternoon treat. This raspberry and almond crumb cake fits the bill...
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Faffy
- Aug 10, 2020
- 5 min
Caramelised onion, goat's cheese and courgette quiche recipe
This caramelised onion, goat's cheese and courgette quiche is simple, tasty and a whole load of fun to make. I absolutely hated quiche as...
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