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St Nicholas’ Day (December 6th) was a big deal for us growing up in Belgium. The “original Santa Claus” would come into our schools with his frighteningly politically incorrect pageboy (the excuse was that he was a chimney sweep) and hand out sweets and the beautifully caramelised spiced biscuit known as speculaas or speculoos. As young schoolchildren, we…
I’ve baked my way through my fair share of technical challenges from the Great British Bake Off. I did every single technical challenge from the 2014 series, and thoroughly enjoyed it, but giving up sugar a few months later changed my attitude towards attempting the bakes! I made a few sugar free versions of some…
So I gave you my cheat’s 20 minute homemade ricotta recipe. But what to do with it? I have the answer: French buckwheat pancakes (galettes) stuffed with spinach, ricotta, peas & nutmeg, rolled and baked in a tomato sauce and grated cheese, all served with a generous grind of black pepper. Incredibly cheap (especially if…
Homemade ricotta? Seriously Claire, I have better things to do with my time! I know, I know, it sounds like I’m taking this making things from scratch drum I bang on too far. That’s certainly how I felt about this idea until I gave it a go. I figured the worst I could lose was…
Soup is one of the easiest ways to get vegetables in my children. Maybe you’ve found the same thing? Once the veggies are softened until sweet and blended until smooth, kids just seem to eat things they might never consume in a different form! There are lots of soup recipes out there, especially in these…
One of the things I missed most when I first gave up sugar really took me by surprise. It wasn’t cake or biscuits or ice cream. I only had those every few days as treats anyway, so it didn’t feel like a huge change to go to having them rarely. But the things I missed…