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Dum Dum Donutteries, London – Review

There’s something super sexy and naughty about sinking your teeth into a fresh doughnut. Almost something should be done behind closed doors, without anyone looking. Doughnuts have become the new food trend with variations of fried chicken toppings, used as…

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Breakfast at Duck and Waffle, London – Review

I fall in love very quickly and it becomes an unwavering love that means I will cross-country to be with my love again. Sadly I’m not talking about a tall dark handsome man who sweeps me off my feet. No,…

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Paul A. Young Chocolate Afternoon Tea, London – Review

Hope everyone is having a great Easter break and the fluffy bunny brought you plenty of chocolatey treats. I spent my Good Friday getting a rather flouncy chocolate fix with my cousin and her husband. By now you must be bored…

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Easter Chocolate Chelsea Buns Recipe

Today I’ve got for you another chocolate overload recipe. My Nanny (not the posh type but the grandmother type) and Mum have passed on a key life skill for any young girl growing up in the savvy modern world. To…

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Hot Cross Bun Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Warning there is definitely a chocolate theme to this weeks posts with the lead up to Easter. Of course, there is never a time when it will not be improved with a hint of chocolate but Spring seems like a…

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Cocoa Nib and Vanilla Bread Recipe

It’s not that often that you will catch me saying that it would be nice to have a subtle chocolate flavour in anything baked. Madness I know! With Easter coming up I wanted a chocolate hit but nothing too overpowering…

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Pieminister, Cardiff – Review

I will always have a soft spot for Cardiff. I lived there for three years while studying Food Science at university and will always consider it a second home. With the most ridiculously happy smiley passionate people for a big…

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Homemade Watercress Soup Recipe

Over the years me and my brother have given our parents various names. Nicknames, not anything horrible. Some make sense. Some really don’t and I don’t know who or how they came about.  My mum answers in supermarkets to ‘Spam’.…

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The Urban Standard, Bristol – Review

There’s a new kid in town. Nestled amongst the independent cafe’s and trinket shops on Gloucester Road in Bristol, is a new restaurant that just sprung up. Looking like it would be well suited in Soho, the sexy  The Urban…

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S’mores Filled Croissants Recipe

I am so sorry. Sorry to refinement. Send my condolences to tradition. So long to etiquette.  As you won’t find any in this recipe. When deciding to flavour a basic base recipe whether it be a sponge cake, cupcake, macaron or pastries, the…

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Annie Mae’s Mac & Cheese, London – Review

This post is super delayed. I don’t mean like missing a major holiday by a day or two, but actually 9 months delayed. Bad blogger. I’ve had these pictures on my memory card meaning to create this post for so…

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Guinness Cake Recipe

In January this year, I visited Ireland for the first time with my brother. We drank some whiskey, we ate lots and we drank some Guinness. Then we drank some more. We even visited the Guinness factory to sample a…

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Boston Tea Party, Bristol – Review

I love me some brunch. What isn’t to love about meal between breakfast and lunch. Even more so when you’ve been on a gin fuelled evening the night before.  Lucky for me, a Boston Tea Party has just opened on…

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Pate de Fruit/Fruit Pastilles Recipe

A few weeks back I made some sexy baked doughnuts with fruit purée from Funkin‘ in the glaze. Other than the obvious, lavishly using the purées alongside a huge bottle of prosecco (which let’s face it is a pretty good…

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