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RECIPE: Creme Egg cake by Georgia’s Cakes

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I tried, believe me, I tried. There was just no way it was going to work out. To be fair, if I wanted to show off any delicate presentation skills I posses, I definitely chose the wrong cake to make. Enter, the best Easter recipe you’ll ever find – the most incredibly delectable, decadent, gooey and sweet concoction that is the Cadbury Creme Egg cheese cake. If you don’t have a set of sweet teeth on you, I suggest you look away now… I have to be honest, as a kid I stayed as far away from Creme Egg as I could. Do you ever look back at your child self and wish you could have nicely knocked some sense into them? I do. Not only because I never used to eat, well, much at all, but mainly because I wasted years avoiding these egg shaped chocolate goods like the plague. Fast forward (a lot of) years and now I can’t get enough of them. Every year I wait with anticipation until I see them …

Recipe: Za’atar Baked Cauliflower with Harissa Garlic Yoghurt

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It has been a bloody long time since I posted a recipe. Why? Honestly, I have been very lazy at trying new things. It isn’t that I haven’t been cooking – I still take a weekly trip to the market on Saturday mornings, but for the last few months I have been cooking the exact same thing every week. Boring, I know, but I haven’t had the head space to think about other options. Until now. This dish is inspired by one of the most delicious things I tasted when I lived in Melbourne. I worked as a waitress in a cute little neighbourhood restaurant called Huxtable, which sadly closed down not long after I left. This cauliflower with harissa yoghurt had been on the menu since the restaurant opened in 2012. And remained one of the favourites until they closed their doors. Try it and you’ll see why. The only real difference between their version and my version is that they deep fried it. I’m not nutty enough to buy a deep frier for …

Gin & Tonic ice cream by Jude’s and Sipsmith

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What do award winning Sipsmith’s gin and Jude’s ice cream have in common? They are of course both quintessentially British, but now they have teamed up to make Jude’s Gin & Tonic ice cream – splendid old chap! Sam Galsworthy, Sipsmith co-founder explains “Our collaboration with Jude’s is the perfect marriage of two Great British Summertime institutions; ice cream – and the gin and tonic.” Grab a limited edition Gin & Tonic ice cream this summer at Selfridges, online at Ocado, or at various on-the-road events. Having a summer soiree? Why not impress your guests by serving up some Sipsmith and Jude’s Gin Alexanders? Hello summer, meet gin. Sipsmith and Jude’s Gin Alexanders Ingredients 40ml Sipsmith London Dry Gin One scoop of Jude’s Gin & Tonic Ice Cream Method Combine ingredients in a shaker and shake until ice cream melts Serve in a chilled coupe glass with a dash of nutmeg

Picanha Mini Roasts with Miso Glaze

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 I was recently treated to a hamper of goodies from Simply Beef and Lamb, which included the picanha cut of beef – the corner cut of the rump, a recipe and the ingredients to make picanha mini roasts with miso glaze. This recipe was created to match this particular cut of beef.  Having had this cut before, when I slow braised it for a steak pie, I knew the meat had a wonderful flavour so I was excited to be cooking it again. The miso glaze made a delicious addition and went really well with steamed winter cabbage and wild rice. Unfortunately, I think my oven may have produced a higher heat than the suggested one as, after cooking for the recommended 25 minutes, the meat was completely overcooked and chewy. I would like to try this recipe again but, as ovens often vary in temperature I would like to fry the meat on a griddle and drizzle with the miso glaze before serving. Recipe Serves 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 25-30 minutes …

Artisan Home Brew Master Class

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Where Artisan Coffee School What Artisan Home Brew Master Class Experience A couple of weeks ago I made my way to Ealing Broadway to attend the home brew coffee course at the Artisan Coffee School, which is located within the Artisan coffee shop started by Edwin and Magda. The school offers an impressive variety of coffee courses from an Introduction to Coffee to Latte Art, to Home Brewing, right through to courses on how to start your own coffee shop. As someone who enjoys far too much coffee on a daily basis, I was really interested to find out more about what actually makes a good coffee. Even though the course is only 90 minutes, you get to learn a huge amount of really interesting factors that are involved in brewing your own coffee. The different brew methods for example, which include V60, (my favourite) aeropress, cafetiere/french press, and drip coffee. I had no idea there were so many different methods, did you? Actually to be honest, I hadn’t really given it much thought before, …