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Easy Old School Chocolate Shortbread

Jenny — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:13:03 +0000

I have nostalgic childhood memories of deliciously chunky Chocolate Shortbread from my school days. Sometimes it was covered in mint custard and sometimes served alone cut into triangles and sprinkled in sugar. Either way it was just lush. This recipe brings it back into your grown up home albeit sans mint custard. I don't miss […]

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The Best Bread Rolls

Jenny — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 16:04:32 +0000

This recipe for the absolute best Bread Rolls is a real humdinger. Sweet, soft and slathered with butter they are outstanding and the best I have ever tasted, seriously. Perfect served with soup or alongside a meal. These come to me in my sleep....... Home baked bread is the stuff of nostalgic childhoods. Not that […]

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Brown Sugar Meringues

Jenny — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:16:49 +0000

Brown Sugar Meringues are deeply delicious, think crisp outers with incredible toffee mallowy centres. An old fashioned flavour hit that deserves to go viral. On top of that they are ridiculously easy to make and the biggest crowd pleaser in entertaining town. Sometimes life can feel that there are far too few pleasures left to […]

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Meringues

Jenny — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 23:03:08 +0000

This chewy meringue recipe has become one of my most favourite and most followed recipes ever. I am very particular here. I want deliciously chewy meringues in the middle with a crisp crust on the outside. Nothing else is good enough.....nothing. Why are meringues so good? I came to Meringues semi late in life. I […]

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Quiche Lorraine

Jenny — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:50:05 +0000

This easy Quiche Lorraine recipe is an absolute taste sensation. It is both easy and perfect for many an occasion. Made without cream using cream cheese instead it's a game changer. Served warm, a slice of cheesy quiche is a very, very delicious thing. This recipe has the perfect balance between the salty and the […]

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Easy Cheese and Onion Quiche

Jenny — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:29:25 +0000

This recipe for Easy Cheese and Onion Quiche is one of my all time favourites. Baked without cream it has a depth of savoury flavour that makes it into my dreams. Mellow with sweet onions and mature cheddar it is absolutely hands down delicious. Seriously, cheese gives the best hugs. Plus your kitchen smells as […]

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Cheese and Onion Scones

Jenny — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:03:23 +0000

These cheese and onion scones are beautifully savoury and full of amazing cheesy flavour. It's a super easy recipe and perfect for a snack or served alongside soup or salad. Literally every time I bake them I fall in cheesy love all over again. They are so, so good, you hear me? A light and […]

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Easy Cheese Scones

Jenny — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:43:57 +0000

Cheese Scones are very, very delicious things. So delicious that every time I bite into one warm and slathered with the obligatory salted butter, I actually swoon. I always feel like I've suddenly joined the W.I and cannot understand why I don't bake a batch every morning. What are Scones? Baking these in my kitchen […]

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Old Fashioned Rock Cakes

Jenny — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:24:13 +0000

This is the Rock Cakes recipe of my childhood. They are light, sweet, terribly moreish and bring back a whole load of wonderful memories. These were the cakes that my Nan always had in her tin and even when they had a been in there a while and developed a bit of the taste of […]

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Old School Jam and Coconut Sponge

Jenny — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:45:36 +0000

This Jam and Coconut Sponge recipe is an old school classic here in the U.K and all the more delicious for it. Light classic vanilla sponge topped with strawberry jam and sprinkled with desiccated coconut takes me right back to the school canteen and a big old jug of pink custard. I make it here […]

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