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Medjool Dates – Two Recipes, Both Deep Fried.
Tweet Who am I to refuse an offer of the gorgeous, the glorious Medjool dates? Can you tell I like them? They’re the dessert, sweet, ultimate gift of the fruit world. When the lovely peeps from Medjool sent me a pack to see what … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer
Tagged canape, candied pistachio, christmas, coffee, deep fried, doughnuts, gorgonzola, mahlep, marzipan, Medjool dates, pistachio
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My Long Jubilee Weekend
TweetWow. Four days off in a row felt like such a treat to this rare holidayer; Friday also marked the five year anniversary of the boy’s business, my namesake, and as much as I’d like to pretend a magnum of champagne … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee, restaurant reviews
Tagged #ChilliQueen, #MEATEASY, Beas Maltby Street Diner, Beas of Bloomsbury, Bompas and Parr, Brockley Market, Byron Hamburgers, Chinatown, crazy golf, Dalesford pop-up cafe, Diamond Jubilee, doughnuts, Fortnum and Mason, Jubilee, Jubilee Marmalade, London, long weekend, Ruby Violet ice cream, Selfridges, Spit and Roast
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Marzipan Filled Doughnuts with Dark Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Tweet We Brits seem have an aversion to marzipan, something that seems at odds with the rest of Europe, who embrace it as I wish we would. I think it must be something to do with the twee and fusty image it appears … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer, Chocolate, Recipes
Tagged chocolate dip, Doughnut Week, doughnuts, marzipan, marzipan doughnuts, recipe
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Star Anise Doughnuts with Lychee Rose Caramel Dipping Sauce
Tweet I’ll admit that the inspiration for this recipe came to me in one of possibly the least exotic locations, during one of my many trips to the local Lidl, a place I often frequent when in need of a curiosity fix; meandering as … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer, Recipes
Tagged caramel, Doughnut Week, doughnuts, lychee, rose, star anise
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Stem Ginger Doughnuts with Dark Chocolate Ganache Filling
Tweet I adore most spices, with ginger being right up there amongst my favourites so the decision to make these doughnuts was an easy one. Ginger and dark chocolate is a definite winning combination in my book, the only real problem here with such tempting ingredients lies in holding off … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer, Recipes
Tagged chocolate ganache, dark chocolate, Doughnut Week, doughnuts, stem ginger
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Pizza Doughnuts
Tweet You know it’s doughnut week right? Yup, seven days to cram as many fried treats into your gob as possible. Oh, and it started yesterday, so you’ve possibly got a whole days worth of doughnut eating action to catch up on. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer, Recipes
Tagged Doughnut Week, doughnuts, pizza, pizza doughnut, pizza fritta
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Candied Bacon Doughnuts with Drambuie 15 Cream Filling
Tweet Last Friday a bottle of Drambuie 15 landed on my desk. Hmmm, Drambuie. I don’t think I’m alone in associating the liqueur with the older generation; it sits firmly in my head on the same shelf as dusty bottles of sweet sherry, Advocaat, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer, Reviews
Tagged candied bacon, candied bacon doughnut, cream, doughnuts, Drambuie 15, Drambuie doughnut, recipe, review
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Negroni Doughnuts
Tweet So, I treated myself to a deep fat fryer last week. For those that know me at all, this may come as a bit of a surprise for a number of reasons. Most obvious might be my fear of calories; deep frying … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with my Deep Fat Fryer, Cocktails, Recipes
Tagged cocktail, deep fat fryer, doughnuts, negroni, Negroni doughnut, recipe
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