Bitesize apple pies — by Lucy on Thursday, 26 December 2013

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Friends were coming round over Christmas, and I wanted to make dessert canapes. I’d already baked some Millionaire’s Date Biscuits (actually...

DIY Dim Sum — by Lucy on Monday, 16 December 2013

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Every time I go past a foreign supermarket in London I have to go inside and explore. I regularly go to my local Turkish store to pick up al...

Light and fluffy Waffles — by Lucy on Sunday, 15 December 2013

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A new Sunday night snack has usurped the ubiquitous toastie in the Finchley Kitchen household: the waffle. Always the first port of call at ...

Raspberry cheesecake (in three easy steps) — by Lucy on Friday, 8 November 2013

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There’s something different about the photo for this dessert – the raspberry cheesecake is half-eaten. That’s because my parents came round ...

Cinnamon Chelsea buns — by Lucy on Sunday, 3 November 2013

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Brunch seems like one of the easiest way to entertain: some bagels from the best baker in London  (according to the FK household), smoked sa...

Gooey chocolate brownies — by Lucy on Wednesday, 30 October 2013

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At the end of my hen weekend last year, my best friends made me a hen book - full of amazing memories, hideously embarrassing photos, and th...

Very posh biscuits — by Lucy on Thursday, 24 October 2013

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I blame the champagne. An evening's biscuit-decorating at the Icing Cafe of Notting Hill store The Biscuiteers sounded relaxing and easy...

Best chocolate mousse in the world* — by Lucy on Friday, 18 October 2013

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I’m an unabashed, unsnobby chocolate fan. Dairy Milk or Hotel Chocolat, Yorkie or Prestat, I love it. And so I bring to you the best chocola...

Scrummy restauranty filled baked potatoes — by Lucy on Wednesday, 16 October 2013

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It might sound ridiculous to have a blog post about baked potatoes. You shove ‘em in the oven, or microwave if you’re as disorganised as me ...

Main course soup di Philipio — by Lucy on Friday, 20 September 2013

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It's been six days of OJ-swigging and Echinacea-guzzling, but the FK household still can’t shake off a cold. Stuffy nose, blocked ears, ...

Use-up-yolks-cookies — by Lucy on Thursday, 19 September 2013

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After a pavlova disaster a few weeks back, I found myself with ten egg yolks stacked up in the fridge. There's only so many sunshine-yel...

Bircher Muesli — by Lucy on Wednesday, 18 September 2013

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One of my favourite holidays as a little girl was a trip to Ireland. We stayed at Ballymaloe House, then a little-known manor house in the s...