Flapjacks are one of the easiest traybakes to make, and should be a staple of any student’s baking repertoire. Smothering them in chocolate is a sure-fire way to make them […]
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Mini Eggs Fridge Cake
In my Easter chocolate rankings, Mini Eggs sit right up there with the Lindt Gold Bunny. (Cadbury Creme Eggs, if you were wondering, are right at the bottom. I just […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Glas Maol and Creag Leacach
Usually, I sleep like a log when we’re camping. Not so on this occasion, as we had the misfortune to be pitched next to a couple who gossiped loudly into […]
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Mince Pies
This recipe makes approximately 24 mince pies. Ingredients: Method: *I always used to call this a fairy cake tray, but it seems as though most retailers call it a bun […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Loch Callater, Carn an t-Sagairt Mòr, Carn a’ Choire Bhaidheach and Lochnagar
After pottering round Aviemore and stocking up on supplies, we headed east towards Braemar. I can’t remember exactly how Loch Callater came onto our radar, but it didn’t take long […]
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Orange and Cinnamon Traybake
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Tour du Mont Blanc #8: Col de la Forclaz to Argentière
The early bird catches the worm – or, in our case, the lift up the hill to rejoin the route at Col de la Forclaz. We’d had to veer off […]
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Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake
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Conquering the Cairngorms’ Angels and Demons: Braeriach, The Angel’s Peak, Cairn Toul and The Devil’s Point
When it comes to planning a trip to the Cairngorms National Park, the biggest challenge is its size. There’s a whopping 4,500sq kilometres of it. To put that into perspective […]
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Lemon Drizzle Cake
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