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The Underground Night Market and the best cheesecake ever

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Ms Marmite Lover recently hosted another undeground market in her house and garden. Whilst previous markets have been held during the day, this one was at night. And so it was that on a lovely Friday evening in May, several hundred people[...]

A weekend in East Anglia

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Y and I have just spent a truly lovely weekend north-east of London discovering the towns of Long Melford, Lavenham, Mistley, Colchester and Dedham in Suffolk. Or was it Essex? Sources seemed conflicted as to where we actually[...]

Lemon & blueberry cake

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I'm just back from a few weeks in Australia. One of my favourite things to do when I'm back home is to spend a few days in complete relaxation at my parents' farm in the Capertee Valley, about 3 hours west of Sydney. My mum revels in her[...]

Ricotta fritters with almond custard and strawberries in balsamic vinegar

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We recently hosted a couple of (loosely) Italian themed supper clubs. For dessert I made ricotta fritters, served hot, straight from the sizzling oil, with a dollop of almond custard and strawberries tossed in a splash of balsamic vinegar. I[...]

Chocolate, pistachio & cardamom biscotti

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A little multicultural after dinner treat - an Italian classic corrupted by my penchant for all things Moroccan! I'm a sucker for cardamom and pistachios, so when Nicola of the Shed Likes Food mentioned she'd recently tried pistachio and[...]

Sweet potato fritters

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Yes, you may have noticed I've got brunch on the brain of late. We've recently hosted our first two brunch supper clubs so there's been lots of testing out of breakfast delights. The main course at our brunches was sweet potato fritters with[...]

The London Foodie's Cooking Club

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Luiz of the London Foodie has hit upon a brilliant idea - 1) invite a mix of Twitter friends, fellow foodies, and adoring followers of his excellent food blog to dinner (I think most guests fall into all 3 categories!), 2) decide upon a[...]

Cinnamon & nutmeg ricotta hotcakes with poached pears and honey butter

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When I was asked by Hubbub (my fave local business, delivering top quality produce from north London's independent food shops to the lucky residents of N1 and beyond) to contribute a pancake recipe for Shrove Tuesday, I knew it had to be a[...]

Granola with pears poached in Prosecco

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If you've been munching through a mound of granola on a daily basis thinking you're being healthy, then stop reading now. The reason toasted crunchy granola is so much better than your standard muesil comes down to two words - butter &[...]

Chelsea buns

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The keen observers amongst you will have noticed that our kitchen has been something of a bakery recently - croissants , English muffins , a failed attempt at crumpets (which didn't grace the pages of this blog), and now, Chelsea buns.[...]