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Faffy
Aug 3, 20204 min read
Classic French Fruit Tart Recipe
Have you ever been to France and walked past a patisserie and stared longingly at one of those amazing intricate, fruity, shiny pastries...
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Faffy
Jul 30, 20204 min read
Brew #7 Citrillo WIP IPA Take 2
We wanted to give the Citrillo (Citra and Amarillo) IPA another go, so we decided it was time for a re-brew. Last time we brewed this...
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Faffy
Jul 27, 20204 min read
5 minute no knead bread recipe!
Finally a simple bread recipe for tasty every day bread! This bread is so simple! 5 mins of prep, leave to rise overnight and bake the...
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Faffy
Jul 20, 20205 min read
Take 2: Lemon layer cake with lemon buttercream! I told you I would not be defeated by a cake!
Here we go again! Lemon layer cake with lemon buttercream icing version 2! Last time I made this cake it was tasty and light but did not...
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Faffy
Jul 16, 20205 min read
Brew #6 - Juicy Fruit Pale Ale (Mosaic and Simcoe)
A Mosaic and Simcoe pale ale which we aptly called our Juicy Fruit Pale ale after its incredibly rich and fruity aroma! Recipe planning...
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Faffy
Jul 13, 20203 min read
Crunchie Rocky Road!!
I wanted to make some rocky road for a weekend treat. After searching online through about 20 recipes it was quite clear that they were...
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Faffy
Jul 9, 20204 min read
Reviewing our IPA homebrews!
We have got to the point now where we have brewed 4 IPAs so we thought it would be a fun learning experience to go through and critically...
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Faffy
Jul 6, 20204 min read
Nectarine Galette Recipe
This might be one of my favourite bakes for a while. This nectarine galette recipe was inspired by a trip to Tesco where I saw ripen at...
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Faffy
Jul 2, 20206 min read
Brew #5 - Our "Black" is Beautiful Stout!
Our first ever stout recipe brewed to support the fight against the injustices Black people face all around the world! Story behind the...
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Faffy
Jun 29, 20203 min read
Spanakopita (Greek Pie) recipe!
Spanakopita is one of my favourites and I have been slowly trying to figure out how to perfect this savoury greek pie, packed full of...
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Faffy
Jun 22, 20204 min read
What to do with spent brewing grains? Make cookies of course!
I have been brewing for a while now and every brew you end up throwing away a substantial amount of grains. At first I tried putting them...
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Faffy
Jun 18, 20205 min read
Brew #4 - Amarillo Citra Magnum IPA. 3 hops in 1 beer oh my!
It was time to step up our game for brew #4. But deciding what to brew next was the real challenge. During lockdown we have been brewing...
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Faffy
Jun 15, 20204 min read
Eton Mess Cake!
I was scrolling through instagram which is basically how I waste away almost everyday, especially during lockdown with nothing to do...
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Faffy
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Lemon Victoria Sponge for Mum!
After weeks of not seeing my family I finally got to see my Mum for a social distanced picnic in the park. This coronavirus life is...
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Faffy
Jun 4, 20204 min read
Brew #3 - A Simcoe SMaSH IPA
Another Saturday, another brew day, and given our continued novice status, another simple SMaSH IPA was on the cards. SMaSH stands for...
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Faffy
Jun 1, 20205 min read
My Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream disaster!
It was a bank holiday weekend and I decided I needed a baking challenge. Something that would take a long time and was slightly out of my...
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Faffy
May 28, 20206 min read
My Ultimate Homebrewing Bucket List
There are 100s of beer styles, spanning a great deal of history and brewing traditions. From Africa, Europe and the Americas, there is so...
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Faffy
May 25, 20202 min read
Buttermilk & berry slice
New week! New cake! This week I wanted something fruity that was relatively cheap to make and did not require me to buy tons of...
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Faffy
May 21, 20207 min read
Brew #2 - A Citra SMaSH IPA
We brewed a Citra SMaSH IPA! As fun as it was brewing beer using a kit, D and I decided we wanted to try all-grain brewing, i.e. making...
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Faffy
May 18, 20202 min read
A cake for Paddington Bear - Marmalade cake
Today I needed to bake but specifically I needed to bake something new so I searched the internet far and wide until I stumbled across a...
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