December 14, 2021
Pumpkins galore. Like most folklore legends, the history of the jack o' lantern varies depending on who's telling the story and how inebriated they are.
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December 14, 2021
The secret Bath Oliver recipe goes back 250 years to a venerable physician Dr William Oliver. He invented this popular Regency diet biscuit to help sustain his patients while he treated them for stomach ailments.
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December 14, 2021
Most barbers nowadays are only trained in very short hair, less than an inch long all over or with clippers. But for men that want to wear their hair a little, or even a lot longer, they need someone skilled in layering,...
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December 14, 2021
No baking this week, just some easy mixing. Michael say’s if I’m not using the oven, I can hardly call it Gaby’s Bakery. But he was very complimentary on the chocolate covered brownies.
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December 14, 2021
So I said to my big sister, just because you’re an English Professor, you don’t have the right to scare people with hair like that! But joshing aside, it’s not that some academic intellectuals, disdain the merest inkling of what could be perceived as vanity...
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December 14, 2021
Flat hair can leave you feeling lacklustre. But it’s usually the result of a poor haircut. In Sian’s case the basic A-Line haircut made the whole effect heavy and flat. We wanted to inject life and movement into the hair and for this we needed...
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December 14, 2021
Frizzy hair can be problematic. Unfortunately, it’s made much worse by poor haircutting and the multitude of silicone-rich defrizzing products that fake health and shine for today, but dry it out further for tomorrow.
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December 14, 2021
Never work with children or animals, so the old showbiz adage goes. James would be classed as both some days, but generally he is really very cute.
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December 14, 2021
These individual apple pies are so quick to make and perfect with Crème Anglaise. And I thought, how nice of the French to make our custard sound so special.Â
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December 14, 2021
This Japanese Milk Bread was meant for last week’s blog but my household ate half of it before I managed to get the photos. Two versions, rolls and a loaf that makes for amazing toast too.
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December 14, 2021
A pavlova is a type of meringue. But whilst a meringue is dry and crispy throughout, a pavlova has a crispy shell and a soft, chewy marshmallow-like centre.
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December 14, 2021
I'm conscious we're in the New Year season and resolutions of sacrifice and self-denial abound. Veganuary, dry January and a plethora of hair-shirt virtue signalling to kick start procrastinated health regimes. Well, I think the country is suffering enough so in a contrarian fashion here's a delicious treat that's easy to make and scrummy to eat.
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