...or how to dent your ego in one easy step. I've been baking Lemon Meringue Pies (hereafter abbreviated to LMP) since the age of seven, so when LMP was announced as the January challenge for the Daring Bakers--hosted by...
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I made this cake on Sunday as a way to finish off the ginger I had left-over from the Howondaland Curry. The recipe comes from Epicurious.com, and I've had it stored in my personal recipe box there for quite...
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For some time now, I've been trying to acquire a copy of Alice Medrich's "Chocolate and The Art of Low-Fat Desserts" (a mouthful of a title, if I ever heard one!), but with no success. Renee has baked several...
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I've had an inauspicious start to the culinary year. I'm only mentioning this as Dave maintains that this is both Interesting and Character Building. I'm not sure on either count... On Saturday I attempted to make Dan Lepard's Garlic Bread....
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We have a tradition (albeit a family tradition and a very young one at that) of having fresh crumpets for dinner on New Years Eve. I inadvertently started this two years ago and I've only realised today that it...
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