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THE AFTERNOON TEA CLUB…
The Afternoon Tea Club primarily functions as an excuse to eat cake… we all love cake. But really, who doesn’t? They also like tea, coffee, milkshakes and hot chocolate, as well as sitting in cute […]
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11 WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS SO IT’S TIME TO GET COOKING…
I chose this fantastic book to inspire you all to make your handmade foodie gifts. This is a gorgeous chocolate book where Miss Hope presents 50 of her favourite chocolate recipes, such as Passion Fruit […]
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CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE…
Ingredients 225g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing Finely grated zest of 1 orange 225g golden caster sugar 4 medium free-range eggs 200g self-raising flour 25g cocoa powder For the decoration 2-3 tbsp icing sugar, […]
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BRITISH EGG WEEK 30th SEPT – 6th OCTOBER…
British Egg Week is running from 30th September – 6th October, 2013. Its organised in association with British Lion Eggs, the week’s aim is to show parents and children that eggs are an excellent meal, […]
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BAKE TARTS FOR THE TROOPS…
Another charity ‘Blind Veterans UK’, wants you to bake tarts for the troops. Blind Veterans UK ask crafters to create a range of mouth watering treats and sell them to raise funds to help improve […]
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A BRILLIANT BAKING GADGET FOR DECORATING YOUR CAKE…
A ‘Tilting Turntable’, which lets you rotate the cake while you are decorating it. It has a non-slip top which ensures your creation will not slip off. Available from Cakes Cookies & Craft Shop Another […]
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TEA IN THE 16th CENTURY…
In 1610 tea caught on in the West, The French East India Company established regular trade relations with the Far East, introducing tea to Holland in 1610, France in 1636 and England in 1650. In […]
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GOOD FOOD SHOW…
The BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham is on 15-19th June, which is only a month away so it’s time to get your tickets now. This is one food show that I […]
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A BOOK ABOUT TEA…
‘Time for Tea’ with Mary Engelbreit is a lovely colourful book with lots of beautiful colour illustrations. She writes, ‘there is no companion so companionable as Solitude (Thoreau)’ which is how she thinks tea is […]
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EASY INDIVIDUAL RASPBERRY MERINGUE PIES…
Ingredients 200g/7oz pack of fresh dessert shortcrust pastry 12 tbsp raspberry jam 1 medium egg white 50g/ 1.75oz caster sugar Method Preheat oven to 200C/180/Gas G Roll out the pastry to around 3mm thickness and […]
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TIME FOR TEA…
Drinking three cups of tea a day can help ward off heart disease and stroke according to an Australian study which found that drinking either ordinary tea or green tea can reduce the risk of […]
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TWINNINGS TEA STORY…
Their story started in 1706. Back then, the most popular drinks in England were coffee, gin and ale – even at breakfast! Although tea had been drunk in China for thousands of years, it had […]
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THE COOKERY SCHOOL OF GLASGOW…
Home baking classes, cupcake and Victoria sponge and choc-making and desserts http://www.thecookeryschool.org/ New – Come cook ‘n’ eat with me – A great new concept from The Cookery School. In the afternoon you will enjoy […]