Lauren Gemmell

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Tag: fruit

Soaking Fruit for Christmas Cake 2013

Last year for the first time I made my own Christmas cake flavoured with chocolate and cherries. It was meant to be a little different, but to be honest it wasn’t that different from a traditional Christmas Fruit Cake.

This year I am trying again to go a little on to the unusual side. In this case by using Indian spice blend Garam Masala instead of just the usual Christmas spice collection: cinnamon, ginger, cloves and all spice.

I am following this recipe for Garam Masala Christmas Cake.

Can you guess what I am making today?

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Apricot Chicken

For dinner I tonight I made this Apricot Chicken, which I had seen over at For the Love of Cooking last week.

Apricot Chicken

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BBA: Artos – Greek Celebration Bread

I am going to let you in on a secret, I love fruit breads! I don’t buy them often but when I do I skip my normal breafast and eat the toasted bread with the tiniest sliver of butter, my idea of heaven. So when I started flipping through my copy of Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread I was overjoyed to see so many wonderful recipes that I could try at home.

Artos Greek Celebration Bread

Artos Greek Celebration Bread

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Strawberries, Blueberries with Vanilla Ice Cream topped with Scottish Tablet

Now that you have all made your first batch of Scottish Tablet you might be wondering to do with your wonderful slabs of sugary gold. Or if you haven’t made it yet maybe you are looking for another nudge in the right direction.

Strawberry Blueberry Tablet and Vanilla Ice Cream

Nudge! Strawberry and Blueberries with Vanilla Ice Cream topped with Tablet

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