Carb me up Scotty! Ah, carbs. The food group that everyone loves to hate. They tend to be what I turn to first if I’m feeling a little sub-par. I have a fave for pretty much every carb.. Potato for ultimate comfort only mashed will do, although a big plate of crispy chips covered in […]
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Have I said before that I love pasta? Ummm…yes, probably. Always worth repeating though and this, macaroni cheese, is my favourite of all the pasta dishes. It’s pure comfort in a bowl. Another one where we should probably turn a blind eye to such things as calories and fat content. This is comfort time for […]
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Dreamy Creamy Comfort Iced in a tub, clotted on jammy scones, fluffy and whipped atop a pavlova, added to cheese and pasta….cream really is a comfort food staple! Need I say more? Yes? Ok – here you go then! Who hasn’t heard the old cliché of breaking out a tub of ice cream after you’ve […]
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Creamy, cheesy comfort in the form of an oh-so-easy pasta sauce… I love pasta! There, I said it. My name is Colette and I’m a carboholic. The problem is, I also love all of the creamy sauces that so often come with it. Double trouble! However, this post is all about comfort so we’re not […]
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Cookies! We all have a little cookie monster inside us If you’ve never made homemade cookies before – then I urge you to give it a go! I’m no baker, by any stretch of the imagination but these are soo easy and sooooo delicious. Plus the satisfaction of eating delicious cookies that you’ve made yourself […]
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Sweet, fluffy marshmallow & little bursts of chocolate in cookies which are crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside… I’ve got to admit, I didn’t realise until recently, just how easy cookies are to make! It’s as quick to whip up a batch of homemade ones as it is to drive to the supermarket to […]
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A nice cuppa tea There aren’t many things that don’t seem better after a brew. There’s a reason that us Brits drink so much of it! Now, I think most of you have the recipe for tea pretty much sorted so I thought I’d share with you a recipe for my version of Chai Latte. I’ve recently […]
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Warm yourself on a winter’s day with my sweet, spiced chai latte… There are some days when only a mug of something steaming hot, creamy and sweet will do. For those days, my Chai is the perfect remedy! It’s a teensy bit more effort than a standard cuppa but it is ABSOLUTELY worth it! For […]
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When only comfort food can help There are times when life gets a bit too much and you just want to close the curtains, lock the doors and hide away from the world with a good book, a hot drink and something comforting to eat. Monday mornings tend to inspire that kind of mood in me […]
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Five ways with breadcrumbs…Fishcakes There are SO many variations here – there’s a basic fish cake with white fish such as cod and potato, then you’ve got Thai fish cakes, crab cakes, yummy combinations like smoked haddock and wholegrain mustard… the list goes on. Here’s one that I think is pretty tasty. It’s developed from a […]
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