Nuts & Seeds

I think I need an intervention

July 9, 2007 | 620 views

in Cakes & Brownies,Chocolate,Nuts & Seeds

I make no secret of the fact that I thorough adore being in the kitchen – I feel like I’m truly in my element when I am chopping, blending or mixing, and so I rarely notice the time passing when I am merrily humming away in the the kitchen whilst doing my thing. However, occasionally [...]

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No bananarama here, just banana-love

April 21, 2007 | 845 views

in Cakes & Brownies,Fruit Flavour,Nuts & Seeds

I have a confession. I don’t like bananas. It’s a bit strange really – I adore banana in things that utilize the flavour (tarts, cakes, smoothies etc) but I cannot bring myself to grab a ‘nana, peel back the yellow skin and take a bite. There’s something about that thick, sticky texture that makes me [...]

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Attack of the sweet tooth

March 24, 2007 | 470 views

in Candies & Sweets,Nuts & Seeds

What on earth are these gooey, sticky little morsels? Read on to find out What a thing to have a sweet tooth. Anyone who has a sweet tooth knows what it’s like to have a craving for the sweet and sugary, to bite into something that clouds the senses in tooth-achingly luscious decadence. Unfortunately, sweets [...]

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Happy Hazelnut Heaven

January 27, 2007 | 596 views

in Cookies & Slices,Nuts & Seeds

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I love nuts. Macadamias, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, cashews, peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts – I adore them all. Whilst I enjoy munching on a handful of raw nuts as a quick energy boost throughout the day, my passion for them really comes through when it comes to cooking [...]

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Willpower is the ability to eat one salted peanut

November 12, 2006 | 335 views

in Candies & Sweets,Nuts & Seeds

Or, in this case, just one piece of salted peanut brittle! After seeing Mooncrazy’s post about her peanut brittle, I started wondering – could I make this myself? Being a lover of both sugar and nuts, how could this combination not appeal to my sensibilities? So, being the neurotic little note taker that I am, [...]

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