Make Ahead

Make in advance – for example the day before for easier entertaining or meals

  • Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

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    As everyone in the whole galaxy will know, her Majesty’s Jubilee celebrations have been going on all this week (at time of writing). Despite not being able to go up to London or join in with any of the various street parties and festivities happening around Plymouth, I felt like…

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  • The Dizzy Dieter’s Spiced Fruit Scones

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    Warning – seriously controversial subject matter ahead! Are they scones (to rhyme with bones) or scones (to rhyme with bons)? The debate rages on through the generations. I grew up with two opposing views – Mum said it was scones (like bons) and Dad said it was scones (like bones).…

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  • Chicken tikka pasta salad

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    For the last few months with the warmer weather approaching, I’ve had summer recipes on the brain. One of the recurring themes is how to convert meals I love into something I can still enjoy when it’s hot. The first thing that occurred was curry – although we don’t like…

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  • Dizzy Dieter Chilli Con Carne

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    Chilli con carne is something I would never think to order when eating out or even have a random craving for. In fact it’s something I probably hadn’t even thought about for years. Yet it was one of the first ideas that popped into my head when I started brainstorming…

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  • Baked lemon and berry cheesecake slices

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    The actress Hedy Lamarr reportedly said “Because you don’t live near a bakery doesn’t mean you have to go without cheesecake.” Absolutely right – I live near a bakery but they don’t sell cheesecakes so I make my own. Not too often, mind you because it’s not exactly diet food…

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  • Sausage rolls with onion and apple

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    My mum used to make sausage rolls for Christmas every year. They were absolutely delicious, but I used to think she was crazy when it was so much easier to buy them – especially when there is SO much else to do for Christmas. That opinion persisted for years (despite…

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