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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...

Faffy
Oct 25, 20213 min read
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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...

Faffy
May 10, 20215 min read
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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!

Faffy
Feb 15, 20219 min read
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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...

Faffy
Feb 8, 20215 min read
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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...

Faffy
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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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...

Faffy
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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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...

Faffy
Jan 18, 20216 min read
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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...

Faffy
Jan 11, 20214 min read
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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...

Faffy
Jan 4, 20215 min read
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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...

Faffy
Dec 21, 20203 min read
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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...

Faffy
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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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...

Faffy
Nov 30, 20203 min read
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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...

Faffy
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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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...

Faffy
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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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...

Faffy
Oct 5, 20204 min read
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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...

Faffy
Sep 15, 20203 min read
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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...

Faffy
Sep 7, 20204 min read
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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...

Faffy
Sep 1, 20205 min read
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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...

Faffy
Aug 17, 20204 min read
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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...

Faffy
Aug 10, 20205 min read
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