These surprised me as being the best sourdough hot cross buns I’ve ever made so decided to share them here with you. They’re deliciously simple compared to previous prototypes on the blog. Being in lockdown here in Barcelona means I can’t go hunting high and […]
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Scrumptious sourdough bread pudding recipe! Plus healthier and vegan versions… :)
This is where I ask you to look past appearances and trust me that this sourdough bread pudding is absolutely delicious. The proof of the pudding (ho ho) came when I gave a slice to a sadly unimpressed friend who took it home for teatime. […]
Ruby chocolate mendiants recipe! And other Christmas treats… :)
Mendiants are a classic French Christmas treat and these are made with naturally pink, fruity and tangy Ruby chocolate – the fourth kind of chocolate newly discovered by Barry Callebaut! Perfect for children and adults too. I tested these out on work colleagues and they […]
Scrumpalicious vegan fruitcakes recipe! Glutenfree or not…
Vegan cakes are well-known for surprising non-vegans with their yumminess and these cakes are no exception. They’re actually my favourite fruitcake ever – I couldn’t believe the lovely crumb and flavour achieved with no eggs, no dairy butter or milk and no gluten either! And […]
All-year-round healthier spiced spelt hot cross buns recipe!
I know, totally strange time to post hot cross buns but so good you’ll crave them any time of the year! You see Easter came and went and there I was still thinking about making them! Oops. But here they are, finally! They’re so yummy […]
Traditional British Christmas fruitcake recipe with ginger! Aka climbing cake… :)
Perhaps it’s a little early to be singing ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas’ but it’s definitely time to start planning our Christmas fruitcakes! As I explained to my very surprised Catalan climbing friends in January, it’s actually normal in Britain to store this cake […]
Yummy spiced fruit, nut and seed porridge bars recipe – with a colouring page!
Another healthy break for us with tasty treats plus an illustrated recipe for you to colour in! These porridge creations really raise the bar. Hoho. A superfood fruity snack you’ll find surprisingly hard to stop eating. What I love is the background flavour of real […]
Special chocolate mendiants recipe
Did you know traditional French mendiants represent the colours of monastic orders in the Middle Ages? And in Spain they’re known as bombones músicos? More chocolate history later. For now I’ll just say these traditional Christmas treats are delicious, creative and adorable! You’ll find chocolate […]
The invisible story of an orange and rum fruitcake-cake anglais recipe for a biker! (‘special cake for you’ series)
Hello sweet reader! Nice to see you again! Here’s my little healthy rum and orange fruitcake-cake anglais, made with spelt flour, honey, light brown muscovado sugar and lots of yummy dried fruits and nuts! And this is the recipe: Yes, it’s invisible. And not because […]
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