Yesterday we Hansel & Gretyl’ed our way to Grasmere in the Lake District in search of a gingerbread house full of deliciousness… minus the crazy cannibalistic witch. Specifically, we set off in search of the Grasmere Gingerbread Shop, a local visitor attraction and home to Sarah Nelson’s infamous gingerbread – the recipe of which hasContinue reading “Grasmere Gingerbread Shop & Dining in Ambleside”
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Dinky Pumpkin Pies
The perk of buying a bazillion pumpkins is that you get to try out a bazillion (well, 2) pumpkin recipes that you’ve always wanted to make. Pumpkin Pie is one of those recipes. Though, to break from the norm we decided to make them miniature :). Ingredients For the shortcrust pastry: 125g plain flour 55gContinue reading “Dinky Pumpkin Pies”
Pumpkin Soup with Crispy Bacon and Spiced Parsnip Chips
So we’ve learned that when Issy and Ang go shopping for a pumpkin to carve…. They come home with 3. Of varying sizes and colours. Seriously… can’t take us anywhere. So anyway, we obviously carved one… ‘We’ being Angela, who battled with an absolute beast of a pumpkin! Though, it was totally worth it toContinue reading “Pumpkin Soup with Crispy Bacon and Spiced Parsnip Chips”
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