Category: Book and Product Reviews
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fitwaffle’s baking it easy- a book review
I must admit I’d never heard of Fitwaffle before I picked up a copy of this book the other day. I’d gone to Northallerton to buy baking supplies and saw Fitwaffle’s Baking It Easy on the shelf in WHSmith! I am always looking out for new baking books. Those of you who know me well,…
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Mary Berry’s Love To cook- Recipe book review.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a recipe book review. If you have a new book you would like me to review, do let me know! I love new recipe books and testing them out. Send them my way, I will only be too happy to help! This time I am reviewing Mary Berry’s…
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The Great British Bake Off- A Bake For All Seasons Book Review.
October 2021. It’s always exciting when a brand new Great British Bake Off book is released. I wasn’t sure if there was going to be one this year, what with the pandemic but like last year it was a great surprise when it popped up on Amazon to say there was going to be a…
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The Hairy Dieters Fast Food- A Review
I’m a huge fan of The Hairy Bikers and love watching them on the TV. They are so friendly and down to earth. Their enthusiasm for cooking and enjoying good food always shows through and whenever a new book comes out I always want to buy it. My favourites of their books just has to…
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Annabel Karmel’s Busy Mum’s Cookbook- A Review.
The Busy Mum’s Cookbook is the latest publication from food writer Annabel Karmel and was published a couple of months ago. My family have grown up with Annabel’s recipes right from when I started weaning my daughter back in 1998 using purees from the Baby and Toddler Meal Planner. I’ve bought several of her books…
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TasteCollectiv- Fresh Romesco and Pesto Sauces.
Last Tuesday afternoon another lovely treat arrived from the BBC Good Food Show by courier. I was so excited to get samples of a brand new product that would be launching a few days later at the Good Food Show in Harrogate, which was a Pesto sauce and a Romesco sauce. Mark and Victoria will…
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The Bursary Award Winners at The Good Food Show Harrogate.
Last Friday as part of my role as a Community Blogger at the Good Food Show in Harrogate, we were given a tour of the show. This gave us a brilliant chance to see local, Yorkshire producers as well as some new faces at the show. I have been to the Good Food Show every…
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My Day At The BBC Good Food Show Harrogate 2016.
A few weeks back I was asked if I would like to join the Community Blogger team for this year’s Good Food Show in Harrogate. I jumped at the chance. It is the show’s third year running in Harrogate and to me, virtually on my doorstep living in North Yorkshire. I have been posting about…
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Afternoon Tea at the Great Victoria Hotel, Bradford.
A few weeks back I was contacted by the Marketing Team at The Great Victoria Hotel in Bradford asking if I was interested in visiting their establishment and then writing a review about my experience. I jumped at the chance and found out the Great Victoria did Afternoon Teas. My lovely friend Sharon from Cake Club…
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Family Mealtimes with Dr Oetker Pizzas
This is a blog post I was meant to write about last month and due to all my crazy commitments it never got written. Now half term is here I’m beginning to catch up with myself again. Blogging ends up being pushed to the back of the queue when I’m trying to get everything…
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