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Barefoot White Zinfandel (Rosé)

28/7/2015

What it says:

Barefoot White Zinfandel is packed with seriously lush pineapple and strawberry and tastes deliciously fruity. Great served chilled with appetisers, summer fruits, chicken, seafood and cheeses.

It then says something in french...

What we say:

Muv and I sat down with this rather splendid bottle this evening. I was sitting with John at some recent work experience; he suggested that rosé goes well with curry and that the paler the rosé, the better it is. This one, as you can see from the picture is quite dark. Barefoot is one of those brands that I see a lot of in Durham (it's pretty cheap) so I wasn't expecting much. However, it is a nice sweet wine and you can definitely get hints of strawberry (not sure where that pineapple they go on about is lurking...).

It's only 8.5% so practically water... Buy it.

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Miller Genuine Draft

27/7/2015

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What it says:

Nothing of interest.

What we say:

This is one of those beers I have looked high and low for in Tesco in Durham, however, I have been unable to locate it... I don't know if they go that far north. I wish they did. Easy drinking. Very nice. Edgier than Buds, nicer than Carlsberg.... try it and see whether it floats your boat.

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Ginger Cake

19/7/2015

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This recipe is one of my great grandmother's! Crikey. Apparently it was during the war and they didn't have many eggs so this is a cheeky eggless recipe. It is very nice and very easy to knock up in an afternoon.

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Eclairs with Blueberry and Strawberry Cream

18/7/2015

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I got in touch with Mark from "Outside of The Breadbox" a while ago and he very kindly agreed to let me try his recipe for Eclairs. This is the result. It is rather fab. You can find the original recipe here. Mark used cherries but I used strawberries and blueberries as that's what we've got in the house at the moment. This is quite difficult as there are lots of different things you need to do but I had a lot of fun doing it so well worth the effort.

The cat, Truffle, was most intrigued by the eclairs! I think he approved. You can also drizzle some chocolate on top or melt some and then dunk the eclairs in/drizzle as you go if you are feeling like some real indulgence.

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Wimbledon Raspberry Chocolate Yog Pot

12/7/2015

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So Federer and Djokovic are battling it out as we speak! Looks like it's going to be a great game! It's bound to go on for a while so why not make yourself a lovely little snack pot?!