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Pod Coffee

Pod Coffee
Posted in : Coffee, Speciality Coffee, Travel on by : rachgriff@hotmail.com

Many people call me a coffee snob!  And I’m fine with that!  If by that they mean that I am fussy about the coffee I drink, well they are quite right!  I don’t drink bad wine, so why should coffee be any different!  I’m proud to be a coffee snob!  It means I appreciate the
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Banana Bread

Banana Bread
Comments : 2 Posted in : Cakes, Recipes on by : rachgriff@hotmail.com

This is a recipe that I’ve been making for years.  It’s easy, and you’ve more than likely got all of the ingredients to hand.  It’s ideal to make if you have a sorry, past their best, pair of bananas looking at you from the fruit bowl! Ingredients: 225g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2
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Spanish Latte

Spanish Latte
Comments : 1 Posted in : Coffee, Travel on by : rachgriff@hotmail.com

During my visit to Dubai earlier this year, I was introduced to the Spanish Latte at ‘% Arabica’.  I have since been experimenting to come up with the following recipes! The Spanish Latte is espresso with textured milk and a small dose of sweetened condensed milk.  This is slightly different to ‘Cafe Bombon’ as drunk
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Spanish Chicken

Spanish Chicken
Posted in : Recipes, Travel, Traybakes on by : rachgriff@hotmail.com

With the Summer well and truly behind us, my Spanish holidays are but a distant memory!  Thank goodness for this recipe!  The flavours transport me back to Spain, yet it also has a lovely ‘Winter Warmer’ quality to it.  Perfect to banish the Winter blues. This recipe is adapted from ‘The Hairy Dieters’ by Dave
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Spiced Apple Cake

Spiced Apple Cake
Posted in : Cakes, Local Produce on by : rachgriff@hotmail.com

Continuing on my quest to use the garden apple windfall….. next up is Spiced Apple Cake (adapted from a recipe by ‘The Hairy Bikers’).  This is actually a cake that can be enjoyed on a diet!  As it uses brown sugar and oil, rather than white sugar and butter. Ingredients 500g prepared weight of Bramley
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