Tag: Christmas baking
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Advent Baking- Christmas Foodie Treats
As usual December ends up being totally chaotic in SmartCookieSam land. This year I wanted things to be different as we had had a difficult time last year. Getting over the aftermath of a family bereavement, then Covid came to our house. But once again this year, life has been turbulent and stressful so during […]
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Amazing Cakes #17: Traditional Fruit Cake
I was far too disorganised to bake my Christmas Cake early, let alone on Stir Up Sunday! I got as far as buying and mixing the dried fruit up and soaking it in some port on that day. I did manage my Christmas pudding as that steamed away in my slow cooker while I did […]
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The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Lebkuchen Cookies.
Friday 22nd December 2017. I love spicy and aromatic Lebkuchen cookies. My mum used to buy a special packet of them every year at Christmas from Sainsburys. The biscuits were small and in traditional shapes like trees, stars and hearts covered with a crisp royal icing and sprinkles. When I moved up to Yorkshire I […]
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The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Peanut Butter, Popcorn and Chocolate Fudge Torte.
Monday December 11th 2017. Gosh, this seems like a long time ago now but the last two weeks before Christmas were so busy. I didn’t have time to get updated with my blogging. Anyway, here we are just after Christmas and I’m sat on the sofa typing this feeling like a beached whale. I haven’t […]
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