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Great drinks to make or buy. I am mostly tee total at the moment so this is full of non alcoholic treats.

The best non alcoholic beers for 2020

  • 12 January 2020
  • by Claire
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I’ve just published episode two of the She Eats podcast, which is all about the best no/low alcohol beers. Pop over and give it a listen! There are loads of beers mentioned in there, so as promised, here is my … Continue reading

DJ’s Cold Infusion – bringing a grin to tonic

  • 25 November 2018
  • by Claire
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I’m looking at a box of ‘teabags’and bottle of tonic water, ready to make a fancy drink for a Saturday night. No, I’ve not gone crazy (well, not much!). The teabags in question are in fact DJ’s Cold Infusion pockets– … Continue reading

Non Alcoholic Beer Taste Test

  • 23 August 2017
  • by Claire
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Tasting non alcoholic beer so you don’t have to! As a reluctant non drinker, I do miss a good beer. It is particularly tricky in these summer months when a single decent beer on a hot day and cure all … Continue reading

Thai-Inspired Freakshake

  • 15 January 2017
  • by Claire
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​Dry January. That miserable month when people force themselves to abstain from alcohol and make sure that the rest of us know all about it.  Joy of joys…. Yet being ‘dry’ isn’t just for January any more- many people for … Continue reading

Have Yourself A Merry Booze Free Christmas

  • 6 December 2016
  • by Claire
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As I stare down the barrel of a second Christmas without any booze, I am looking at how to make the constant round of meals, parties and gatherings a bit more exciting and festive drinks wise– there are only so … Continue reading

Rhubarb Juice

  • 31 May 2016
  • by Claire
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If there is one thing guaranteed to grow in my garden, it’s rhubarb. Every winter I look at my root, wish I’d dug it up and separated it and assume the worse. Then, as the soil get a bit warmer … Continue reading

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Bread #6 of the year is our lady Nigella of Lawson Bread #6 of the year is our lady Nigella of Lawson Manor's sandwich loaf. 

Ooh let me tell you this is floofy inside! I'm freezing loaves in slices so we can just pull out what we need. Andrew cut this into 12 chunky slices plus a leftover crust for us to nibble. It's soft, it's fluffy, it's delicious. Definitely going into my bread making rotation. Can wait to make a toastie with it later this week. And of course a fish finger butty - with butter *and* tartare sauce 🥰 🥪

(Bread #5 was white/rye/wholemeal grainy rolls which are also in the freezer so we can mix and match. It's winter, we are going pretty hard on bread!) 

Made with Shipton Mill flour which TBH I'm obsessed with at the moment! 

#lockdownbaking #bread #dough #doughityourself #madewithlove #inmykitchen #cookeatrepeat #carbscarbscarbs #flouryeastsaltwater #food #foodie #buzzfeast #instahappy
🍫 Love chocolate, hate waste 🍫 I'm not a fa 🍫 Love chocolate, hate waste 🍫

I'm not a fan of white chocolate but I'm less of a fan of waste. I'd been wondering what to do with the white hot chocolate from the multipacks, but I was determined to give them a go. So when I spotted these cardamom drops in the cupboard I knew I'd found an answer.

What a result! 

The chocolate was actually not sickly sweet. There's loads of vanilla in there. And I always think of cardamom as a warming sweet spice. They're the perfect mix - so glad I tried it! 

#winterwarmer #hotchocolate #cardamom #myvelvetiser #hotelchocolat #spice #spicedrops #lovefoodhatewaste #food #foodies
This week's loaf is a dark crusted little number. This week's loaf is a dark crusted little number. Made using @shiptonmill organic fig, sunflower seed and spelt flour mix. 

I went in gung-ho with the water, using my usual amount and it was too much. So I added a few tablespoons of Shipton plain strong white while it was mixing and the result was a super soft and very tasty loaf! 

I've been enjoying with halloumi for lunches and it's also made for marmalade at breakfast. I've just remembered I've got some fig jam in the cupboard - that's another brekkie sorted! 

I only had a 1kg bag of this flour  in my Shipton order, but when I do my next one (in about 5 months as I got a 25kg sack of strong bread flour) I'll be sure to add a few more. There is ebough for one more loaf though 👍

Don't think I've baked with spelt before so was interesting to see how the mix handled water differently than my usual white/rye mix. 

#bread #breadmaking #doughityourself #dough #flouryeastsaltwater #homemade #homebaking #madewithlove #inmykitchen #bakeoff #carbscarbscarbs
Not going to lie, this year's Christmas cake is im Not going to lie, this year's Christmas cake is immense. Made four in total, including a big one for the two of us, and all  were generously fed with amaretto for weeks. 

Half way through ours and wishing I'd made more. Maybe I'd do another for Easter! 

Also after years of fannying about with slices, I've finally gone for the wedding cake method of cutting it - so much better! 

#madewithlove #homemade #bakeoff #kitchencapers #carbscarbscarbs #cake #buzzfeast #foodie #baker
🥖 Second bread of the year 🥖 Ok, I know I s 🥖 Second bread of the year 🥖

Ok, I know I said it was the year of the loaf tin, but I do love little soft rolls for sandwiches so I made a few rolls today too. 

White / rye / wholemeal and mixed grains. When they come out, I immediately cover in a towel to cool so they stay soft. 

Tucked away in the freezer for the coming days. 

🥖 300g white flour @shiptonmill 
🥖 100g each rye and wholemeal flours @dovesfarm 
🥖 1 cup of mixed grains 
🥖 7g yeast 
🥖 10g fine sea salt 
🥖 320-330g tepid water 

#realbread #doughityourself #flouryeastsaltwater #imadethis #breadtin #useyourloaf #breadmaking #bread #baguette
🍞 First bread of the year 🍞 Starting the ye 🍞 First bread of the year 🍞

Starting the year by making bread for the next week. 

First up was this fig and walnut loaf. After a year of making rolls, knots and pretzels I've gone back to the bread tin more and more since early December - because winter means toast! 

It might not be cool or 'artisan' (why is every loaf made in a casserole now called artisan?), but it fits in the toaster and the toastie maker so I'm happy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. 

2021 is the year of the loaf tin - you heard it here first! 

I've quite a bit of jam / marmalade in the fridge so I thought a soft rye mix, with sweet figs and walnuts would be perfect for them. 

🍞 100g wholemeal rye flour (@dovesfarm) 
🍞 400g white bread flour (@shiptonmill) 
🍞 7g dry yeast
🍞 10g fine sea salt 
🍞 320-330g tepid water
🍞 handful each dried figs and walnuts
🍞 2lb loaf tin

➡️ Swipe for sexy slice shots 🤣

#realbread #doughityourself #flouryeastsaltwater #imadethis #breadtin #useyourloaf #breadmaking #bread
Snow cat. Made by my husband. Nothing else to Snow cat. 

Made by my husband. 

Nothing else to say about it really! 

Except to point out that my nan knitted that scarf for @jackieduffy29
About 100 years ago!! 

#snow #snowday #snowman
Cat. Cake with royal icing drying out on the table Cat. Cake with royal icing drying out on the table. What could possibly go wrong? 😂
Happy birthday @mollyaduffyxx - weird that my baby Happy birthday @mollyaduffyxx - weird that my baby niece is now 18, but she's the best young lady and I couldn't be prouder of her. 

Love you Mol, can't wait until we can celebrate in style with you XXX 💕💕💕💕💕💕

#thenandnow #lockdownbirthday
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