Melty Nutella Ice-lollies

  It’s all Kavey’s fault. Yes it is. She runs a lovely blog, and has a Bloggers Scream For Ice-cream monthly challenge. This month it was ice lollies. My first effort was nice, but way, way too sweet, and failed totally at coming out of my make-shift moulds. (Condensed milk mixed with rhubarb and custard …

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Jet2holidays Country Cuisine Challenge

I was asked if I wanted to take part in the Jet2Holidays Country Cuisine Challenge, and when I saw that Larnaca was one of the regions on the list that we could choose from, I jumped at the chance. My father was born in Larnaca and even though, sadly, I’ve never been to visit, just …

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The Greek Larder

Greek Larder There are days when I just want Greek food. Not food that I have cooked, but food where I do not have to do the clearing up afterwards. One evening earlier this year, the sun had been shining all day, and I just craved lemons and olive oil and fish. Then The Greek …

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Lemon and olive oil cakes

There are days when you just want cake. Saturday was just such a day, and it seemed that every TV show did its very best to mention cake, or have cakes in it. It was too hot to actually make any, but oh boy did I read about baking. Nigella’s Chocolate Hall of Fame in …

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Getting sticky with Paul Hollywood

Yes, that Paul Hollywood. The Silver Fox himself.I am aware that many people aren’t enamoured of him, but I’ve been watching him on TV for a lot of years, and he won me at ‘Cyprus’. He may be a rotter, or he may not, I have no idea, and am not bothered about his private …

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