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Today I made cupcakes for my sister-in-law’s engagement party (which was so sweet btw, they are such a gorgeous couple).

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My parents and parents in law both have a few feijoa trees - which means I could easily aquire the 1.5kgs required for this jelly.

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man I love amazon.

2 new cookbooks for devouring :

I can’t wait to get home and get reading

So I got asked to make a cake for my boss at work. First they suggested a 3D Porsche, and after reading this, I decided that was a decidedly bad (read screw that no way in hell can I do that, ever) plan.  So I set about making a Porsche crest from fondant and icing.

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Split a pita bread and add your toppings!! This way you don’t get the calories of a thick pizza base but the goodness of all the toppings mmm.

I substituted Tomato Paste for a mix of yoghurt and mango chutney, then added

Bananas
Red Pepper
Tandoori Chicken (leftovers from the previous night)
Fresh Corriander
Red Onion
And then a sprinkling of parmesan.

Cook for 5 minutes or until brown under the grill and top with a spoonful of yogurt or chutney and leafy green salad.

Recently I baked this Frangipane Pear Tart to take to a bible study - I definately should have bought the tart tin with shorter sides and a removable bottom - as you can see I had to trim the top of the tart crust. Also, the crust in this got too brown for my liking, next time I will not pre-bake it for so long.

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hi everyone I finally made some time to play with my site. but i didnt realise it would kill everything that used to live here, hehe. check back soon!!
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