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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At the end of the school Summer holidays, we took a city break to Barcelona!  A last chance for some sunshine, before the long winter stretch ahead!  I chose Barcelona as it seemed to have something for all of us.  I was travelling with my two Son’s (aged 3 and 9) and my Mum who
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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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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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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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Another apple recipe!  This is a cupcake that I always make in the Autumn.  It’s ideal for Halloween or Bonfire Night, and with the weather taking a rather Autumnal turn this week (and the fact that I am still working my way through the garden apples!) I thought I would make them!  The sponge recipe
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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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I know!  I’ve mentioned the C word and it’s only September!  But this a recipe that needs to be prepared in advance!  I am determined to use my glut of garden apples this year, so brace yourselves for a few apple recipes….. This is a recipe for a spiced apple chutney that has a sweet
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The Affogato is an Italian coffee based dessert, with the standard recipe being a scoop of cold vanilla gelato topped  with a shot of hot, dark roast espresso.  ‘Affogato’ is Italian for “drowned”, with is apt as you are drowning your ice cream with coffee!  This is an effortless recipe, which is simple yet fulfilling!
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If like me you love your coffee, but are finding it too warm to drink your coffee hot, I may have found some solutions for you!  Surprisingly there are a number of ways to enjoy you coffee cold.  There are two broad categories, the first being ‘iced coffees’ where the coffee is brewed with hot
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