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Hot Cross Bun–&-Butter Puddings
Feb 14, 2018
Lovers of Bread & Butter Puddings will really enjoy these flavoursome Hot Cross Bun & Butter Puddings! Ingredients 115g sugar 3 eggs 185ml milk 500ml cream ½ vanilla bean, split...
Royal Icing
Dec 08, 2017
Recipe From Phillippa’s Home Baking Ingredients 2 egg whites 400g icing sugar 1 ½-2 tbs lemon juice Method Beat egg whites with a whisk until soft peaks form. Gradually add the...
Syllabub
Nov 26, 2017
Recipe From Phillippa Grogan Ingredients 1 unwaxed Orange 60g castor sugar  300 ml pure cream  150ml medium dry sherry or Madeira Method Finely grated the orange zest then juice the...
Iced Mince Pie Pudding
Nov 26, 2017
This Iced Mince Pie recipe from Phillippa Grogan is perfect on a hot Summer day. It only requires a few flavoursome ingredients and plenty of spoons to share it around!...
News from Armadale Dec 2017
Nov 26, 2017
Over Phillippa’s past 24 years here, High st Armadale has undergone many changes with traders coming and going, but we remain a great supportive community. Of course we miss Eugene...
Christmas Table settings
Nov 26, 2017
Christmas is one of the few times of the year that special pieces collected over the years can be dusted off, polished and have their time in the spotlight. They...
Five things to do with Christmas pudding
Nov 26, 2017
1/Boil for 1-2 hours, (the longer the darker and richer in flavour), turn out, serve at the table with flambé Brandy, which gives a stunning blue hue. Serve with warm...
Pecorino and Pancetta Dumplings in Chicken Broth
Jun 14, 2016
The Italians know how to turn yesterday's bread into today's feast. These dumplings with breadcrumbs are delicious served in this light broth, but they can also be topped with butter...
Bread and Tomato Pie
Mar 09, 2016
Recipe From Phillippa’s Home Baking  This was invented one day when there was a lot of leftover Italian panzanella salad. It was served in a terracotta dish at lunch which...
Apple Hot Cross Bun Brown Betty
Feb 23, 2016
This recipe is based on Sally Clarke’s Apple Brown Betty. The flavour is much improved with the use of our spicy Hot Cross Bun for the breadcrumbs, not to mention...