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Glayva Orange Pudding

Eliza — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:09:11 +0000

In the cold months of winter or when I am in need of good old British comfort food when I am feeling a little low there is nothing more wonderful than a sponge pudding. One of my personal favorites is Glayva Orange Pudding, a creation of my mothers who runs Puddy Blog. 3½ oz unrefined [...]

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

Eliza — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:09:53 +0000

There are some occasions, most especially during cold winters, when only a good line-your-ribs style pudding will do. This one, I admit, is a little bit of a cheats version – the sauce being little more than dulce de leche warmed through. Not traditional, but really wonderful just the same (its also baked) Pudding 175 [...]

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Chocolate Dessert Yorkshire Pudding

Eliza — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:04:32 +0000

Some months ago my mother began the creation of a recipe which was to become her very own chocolate dessert yorkshire puddings – a pudding, I might add, I have subsequently named Satan´s own dessert. It is made now with Green & Blacks Organic Milk cooking chocolate and cocoa – and it is absolutely delightful. [...]

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Fred Ponnavoy’s Black Forest Chocolate Fondant

Eliza — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:20:53 +0000

I received a wonderful Christmas recipe in my inbox today which I just had to share with you. I´ve not had chance to try it out yet but it promises to be a real treat. Followers of the blog will recall that Fred Ponnavoy is the genius who presented the Festive Hot Chocolate a short [...]

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Eric Lanlard’s Pink Grapefruit and Rose Champagne Trifle

Eliza — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:05:23 +0000

Every now and again you receive an idea for a recipe which really stands out from the crowd. I received this recipe for a Trifle with a twist in my inbox a short while ago and was instantly entranced! It has a wonderful zesty jelly at its base, topped with a beautiful light almond sponge [...]

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Thomasina Miers’ figs caramelized with lavender honey

Eliza — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:15:46 +0000

We are rapidly approaching the second fig season in Spain and, as such, I was absolutely thrilled to receive this recipe in my inbox yesterday for publication on this site – Thomasina Miers’ figs caramelized with lavender honey (an Italian favourite). In the following video, Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers has taken inspiration from her own [...]

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Kirstie Allsopp’s Super Smooth Berry Ripple Ice Cream

Eliza — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:14:30 +0000

Now the summer is here and in full swing quite often we turn to delicious creamy ice creams to help survive the heat. Although chocolate ice cream will always be my summer comfort food of choice one of my other indulgences is a good homemade berry ice cream. I recently encountered this recipe which is [...]

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SoFeminine.co.uk Part 3 Rhubarb Crumble with Ginger Ice Cream

Eliza — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:02:43 +0000

Of all the desserts in the world I have tried during the course of my lifetime I have not met any which has surpassed Rhubarb Crumble. Its not particularly fancy but it is so good, most especially when served with my Ginger Ice Cream which lightens the dish perfectly. So, technically, not in season Rhubarb [...]

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True Blood Menu: Blood Gelato

Eliza — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:02:47 +0000

One of the famous courses from Talbot´s and Russell`s very own table. You have no idea the pain I have had to go through to work up a recipe (aside from the sorbet previously posted) to get something of the right intensity and colour. If you cant, well, cheat… The recipe I finally went with [...]

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Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Oil

Eliza — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:52:35 +0000

This cake is absolutely superb and I say this having just sampled a piece. It uses a large quantity of olive oil in place of dairy and, although some of my friends were sceptical of a cake featuring Olive Oil, not one of them was disapointed with the results. Yes, the olive oil is strongly [...]

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