The Great British Chefs – challenge no. 1- Ginger Madeleines by Shaun Rankin

Back in May I received an email from Alexis from Lexeat, who was helping her friend Oliver Lloyd co-founder of  Great British Chefs. In a nutshell the email was asking for recipe testers. However, this…

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Angel’s Hair – Fios de Ovos

This post it’s all about another use for eggs, the fabulous Fios de Ovos  (angel hair – candied egg threads). It is common belief that the medieval nuns in Portugal used vast quantities of egg…

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Review – Two Greedy Italians

I was very excited to receive my copy of the Two Greedy Italians* through the post last Wednesday morning in exchange for a review.  The book cover jacket picture truly reveals the strong and long…

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Salt Cod Brandade

This Provencal recipe was published in Marie Claire April 2011 issue . This is a great recipe for a light lunch or 1st course. You can either buy salt cod steaks as per his recipe…

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Pancake day Indulgence

A little indulgence for pancake day before lent… Two of my favorites fillings/ toppings:   Crunch walnut caramel ice cream with hot mocha sauce and  Banana and salted caramel & chocolate sauce.  For the pancake mixture…

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