Month: November 2013
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WIAW #9 Winter Warmers
 Tis the season to eat winter warmers, do you all agree? Happy Wednesday, it’s exactly four weeks until Christmas Day, how do we all feel about that? This weeks WIAW is all about the winter warming foods that I have been eating and will most probably be eating for the next few months. Big…
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Sundried Tomato & Cheddar Spelt Bread
Sun-dried Tomato & Cheddar Spelt Bread With December and my FIRST Christmas market stall outing fast approaching I have been cooking and baking quite a bit and not blogging as much, so please accept my apologies! I made 50 jars of my ‘Winter Spiced Apple Chutney’ on Saturday, the house was smelling divine from it. I…
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WIAW #8 Alicante Style
Hi guys and happy Wednesday! Any of you who read last weeks post know that I was in Alicante visiting a very good friend for the weekend so my #WIAW this week is a selection of the mostly gorgeous food I had while over there. I love Spain, absolutely everything about it…the food, the culture,…
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Easy Peasy Tomato Soup Recipe
This soup is delicious and so easy to make. Great for lunch or if hungry between meals a mug of it will keep you going. Its only 77 calories per serving so great for anyone watching the calories. You can jazz this up too with some cheese croutons on top – perfect for a…
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Banana and Walnut Spelt Bread (Eggless)
How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was quiet enough with a LOT of baking on Saturday. One of the items I made was this banana and walnut spelt bread and boy is it good. Its quick and easy to make also, no kneading or yeast here. It is also eggless! Its perfect with soup or toasted…
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A tale of two Shepherds Pies
Hi folks! It’s a chilly one here in Ireland now and it is only going to get colder from here on in so to beat the chill its hearty comfort food time…. One of the best comfort foods ever is Shepherds Pie but not just any Shepherds Pie it is two pies in one! But…
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What I ate Wednesday #6 Oven ‘Fried’ Chicken
Its that time of the week again – What I Ate Wednesday time over at Peas and Crayons! Big shout out to Jenn and all the other bloggers in the party! This week’s dish is Homemade Oven ‘Fried’ Chicken Goujons – they are so healthy and crunchy you wont believe they are not deep fried.…
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Chicken and Broccoli Bake
Chicken and Broccoli Bake has been a firm favorite in our house for YEARS! There was a coffee shop in town that used to make a wicked one when we were younger, it was called The Country Kitchen and it closed a good few years ago now unfortunately, but I started cooking this recipe trying to…