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THE SKINNY FRENCH KITCHEN…
The Skinny French Kitchen is a French cookery book which has been given a new makeover to cut down the calories before arriving all slim at the table, but without losing any of the flavour. […]
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ARE YOU READY FOR A CUPPA…
With so many flavours around now it is difficult to decide which one to choose, so I thought I would start commenting on different tastes of tea. For this post I will be talking about […]
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CHOCOCO CHOCOLATE IS MY TYPE OF COOKBOOK…
Chococo Chocolate Cookbook by Ryland Peters and Small who are both passionate artisan chocolate makers based in Dorset, will make anyone’s mouth water. With the first recipe tempting your taste buds ‘Pure Dark Chocolate truffles’ […]
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TEA SMUGGLING…
Until the mid-18th Century, the tax on tea was so high that it encouraged a thriving black market. No duty was pain on tea smuggled into Britain and tea was so popular that big money […]
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THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE AFTERNOON TEA.
Clivedon House Hotel, in Taplow has claimed that it has launched the world’s most expensive afternoon tea. It has been created by their head chef Carlos Martinez whose afternoon tea for two, which costs £550 […]
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EASY DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE CROISSANTS…
Ingredients 4 x Plain Croissants 4 x level dessert spoonfuls of apricot or strawberry preserve 1 x 400g Plain Dark Chocolate Icing sugar for dusting Method Preheat oven to 325F, 160/170C Gas 3 Split the […]
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BAKING AND TEA TASTING CLASSES…
For anyone who has a passion for tea and scones. Caroline Hope holds baking and tea tasting classes in Wells Street, Central London. You can learn more about tea at one of the tea tasting […]
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TEA POT COLLECTIONS…
There are a number of collectable tea pots with some increasing in value all the time. One such designer is Annie Rowe who was born in Lancashire and spent her childhood in London where she […]
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YOGI CHOCOLATE TEA…
YOGI CHOCOLATE TEA ESPECIALLY FOR SKYLA 7777… I have it on good authority, from blog friend Skyla 7777,that Yogi Choco Tea is absolutely gorgeous and also the tea bags have little positive messages hanging off […]
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EASY EARL GREY TEA LOAF…
Ingredients 1 x cup of mixed dried fruit 1 x mug of Earl Grey Tea 1 x tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 apples, peeled then grated 1.25 cups of Self Raising Flour Half a cup […]
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THE ANGEL HOTEL, ABERGAVENNY, MONMOUTHSHIRE…
THE ANGEL HOTEL, ABERGAVENNY, MONMOUTHSHIRE. TEL NO 01873 857121 The Angel Hotel in Abergavenny, www.angelhotelabergavenny.com has been chosen as one of the best places in the UK to enjoy afternoon tea. The former Georgian Coaching […]
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ROYAL WEDDING AFTERNOON TEAS…
With the Royal Wedding only a few weeks away there are a number of venues cashing in on the latest ‘afternoon tea’ craze. The Cavendish Hotel, Jermyn Street, London has a ‘Royal Afternoon Tea’ costing […]
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GREAT NEWS FOR AFTERNOON TEA LOVERS…
According to the press this week ‘afternoon tea’ is overtaking coffee shops, left right and centre. In fact, William Gorman, chairman of the UK Tea Council said, ‘What’s been happening in the last five to […]
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TEA FOR AGEING WOOD…
I bet you didn’t know that you can make new oak look old by placing three tea-bags in hot water and leave some wire wool in the solution overnight, then rub the wire wool over […]