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March 25, 2018

Easter Egg Rocky Road

Easter Egg Rocky Road This recipe is inspired by a photo from the BBC Good Food website. I have taken the idea and adapted the Nigella Lawson Christmas Rocky Road recipe for Easter. Easter and Chocolate I am reposting this as my final suggestion for Easter, just […]

Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian

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February 12, 2018

Valentine’s Afternoon Tea with Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons

Valentine’s Afternoon Tea This Valentine’s Afternoon Tea menu printed below is a slightly shorter version of the one Carolyn’s Absolutely Fabulous Events, The Fabulous Girls, and I used to offer when we were playing at being caterers at the DCA (Darien Community Association) in Connecticut. It […]

Afternoon Tea, British, Cakes, Recipes, Sandwiches, Vegetarian

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October 24, 2017

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Welcome Plate of Cookies Alan came in from walking our dog Fraser last Saturday morning and told me he had just been helping our new neighbour carry some belongings in from her car. He suggested I go and say hi. It occurred to me that […]

Afternoon Tea, American

by Carolyn Eddie

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July 20, 2017

Where is the Love? Heart Shaped Chocolate Almond Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Raspberries

Where is the Love? By Carolyn Eddie | May 15, 2017 Heart Shaped Chocolate Almond Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Raspberries One of the many things I loved about America was people showing they cared with gifts of food. When we moved into our neighborhood […]

Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian

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February 22, 2015

Chocolate Caramel Squares

Food of my youth. These are becoming my trademark offering, loved by everyone. I know the new trendy name is Millionaire’s Shortbread but I grew up calling them Chocolate Caramel Squares. You can obviously call them anything you like. On the same plate are strawberry […]

Afternoon Tea, all time favourites, Recipes, Sweets

by Carolyn Eddie

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I grew up with good old fashioned ounces and to be honest cannot get my head around grams, they will forever be a mystery to me. Having spent 15 years in America I can see the attraction of cups. Certain recipes just work in their original system of measurement, I would not dream of making scones in anything but cups, the beauty being that being a recipe based totally on cups it works with any cup. A basic cake on the other hand should be made with imperial measures. The Victoria sandwich is based on the measurement of an egg, which just happens to be around 2 ounces, and for every egg you add the same amount of butter, sugar and self raising flour. Any self respecting eight year old can remember that recipe! As grams and ounces are both weight measurements they can be interchanged, up to a point. Cups are a volume measurement and are less consistent. My advice to any bakers would be to invest in a set of scales which converts from ounces to grams and have a set of cups handy as well. I will star* the original measurements but try and give conversions where possible. Remember only use one set of measurements for each recipe. For further info click here