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    My Family’s Recipes: Birthday Cake

    When I first told my mum that I was taking part in the Lavazza Coffee Set Match competition, she said to me: “you are going to make the birthday cake, aren’t you?”. Let me…

    12/06/2012
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    Bigné al Caffè / Choux Pastry with Coffee Cream

    I’m writing today’s post from a café in Trieste, north-eastern Italy, where part of my family lives. I am sitting in the sun and enjoying an aperitivo with Spritz Aperol. I have been on holiday for the…

    08/06/2012
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    Gelato Affogato with Amaretto DiSaronno

    This week’s recipe for the Lavazza Coffee Set Match blogger challenge is an original twist to the Affogato al Caffè. Super easy to make and perfect for summer days, it is a great dessert…

    23/05/2012
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    Coffee and Amaretto Cake

    Today has been a sugar-filled day, starting with custard doughnuts and buttermilk pancakes at Maltby Street (more about that soon!) and finishing with a cake I baked for the Lavazza Coffee Set Match challenge.…

    19/05/2012
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    The Full English Breakfast

    When in Somerset last weekend, we spent 3 nights in a clean, pretty and well-equipped caravan overlooking the Bristol Channel. I would have loved to stay in a B&B, but we chose the caravan…

    11/05/2012