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Continue reading →: Grumpy Wytch
A sure sign that I am not at my best is when I start to get clutter conglomeration and as you can see from my desk that has happened! (another sign is no crafting and yet none of that happened in the last fortnight really), so whilst trying to shake…
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Continue reading →: untitled post 307
Picture taken from cliparts.co I have felt as sick as a dog since Tuesday night (going to the Doctor's surgery is bad for your health I reckon!), the coughing etc has meant that I didn't get nearly as much crafting done as I hoped, I did finish the third of…
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Continue reading →: Gluten free chocolate muffins
Ingredients 175g Gluten free self-raising flour 1tsp Gluten free baking powder 2tbsp Cocoa powder 125g Unrefined golden caster sugar (we use Billington's) Unrefined golden caster sugar 125g Butter (unsalted) softened 2 Egg(s) (free range) medium 100g Dark chocolate chips 1tbsp Milk (whole) The Method Set the oven to 180°C…
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Continue reading →: Cairns and Crafting
First off my knitting, now that Knit and Natter at the White Horse is every Wednesday evening I am cracking on with this! I have started on the sleeves which means I am also reasonably close to the neck, and that was the point I really wanted to reach by…
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Continue reading →: Chinese Beef with Honey and Black Pepper Sauce
Prep time 10 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 15 mins Copycat of restaurant style Chinese Beef with Honey and Black Pepper Sauce. Very fast and easy to make – it's on the table in 15 minutes! The sauce is absolutely divine – sticky, sweet, salty and with…
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Continue reading →: Stitching is happening
I had thought I would work on a month a month, but thinking on I have decided to stick with doing a colour at a time, I basically think I am better working colour by colour and knowing that I can shove that one to one side when it is…
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Continue reading →: January 1st and the sort of time to make new plans
As posted at the end of a previous post I have a list of 16 things I would like to achieve this year, this is a re-cap of that so I can keep track! 1. Read 216 books (0/216) 2. Read the Inspector Morse books (0/13) 3. Finish stitching Medieval…
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Continue reading →: Dead good hollandaise
Ingredients 125g butter 2 egg yolk ½ tsp white wine vinegar or tarragon vinegar pinch salt splash ice cold water lemon juice cayenne pepper Method Melt 125g butter in a saucepan and skim any white solids from surface. Keep the butter warm. Put 2 egg yolks, 1/2 tsp tarragon vinegar…
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Continue reading →: Little Eccles mince pies
Ingredients 500g block all-butter puff pastry flour, for dusting 450g mincemeat 1 egg white, lightly beaten golden caster sugar Method Roll the pastry out to about the thickness of a 50p piece on to a floured surface, and cut out 10cm circles, then continue to re-roll and cut out until you…
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Continue reading →: Photos of the stitching plans for next year
Or at least a couple of them! The ones I want to start at any rate, the others have ongoing photos happening grin Firstly the next needlepoint This is the companion piece to Secondly the Map of Cambridge Bother not the best of pictures! I might take another one just…
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