Rachel's favourites

These are the recipes I cook time and time again and some that are worth the extra effort. Enjoy!

Perfect Danish pastries

Finally, I found the perfect cinnamon bun/breakfast pastry recipe.

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Apple cake and other things

I’ve got a few recipes that I’m hoping to share with you soon, but in the meantime I wanted to share some of my favourite things from the past few months.

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Really good homemade pizza

My tips and tricks for making really good homemade pizza, even without a pizza stone.

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A cooking extravaganza

I cooked a 7-course meal, with matching wine, with my long-time cooking partner in crime, Kat. Some pictures and all the details of the delicious food!

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Chocolate macaroons

My chocolate macaroon recipe with lots of tips and tricks for perfect macaroons.

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What to do with half a pig

My boyfriend is the practical sort – for previous birthdays he’s bought me a sexy camera, gardening gear, foraging books and a coffee grinder. So when he started making secretive phone calls and muttering about how complicated my birthday was to organise, I didn’t exactly think he was whisking me off on a mini break.
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Summer recipes

A collection of my favourite summer recipes. It may not always be sunny outside, but vegetables don’t get any better than they are right now, these are my favourite ways to make the most of them.

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Spread the love wedding favours

Adorable wedding favours that I helped make for my friend’s wedding.

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Wedding cakes

I’ve been busy making wedding cakes this year and wanted to share what I’ve learnt along the way.

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Pumpkin pancakes with chorizo and crème fraiche

Perfect, mouthful-sized, party food. Especially since you can cook them in advance and warm them up before serving.

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