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Category: Escape To Curlew Cottage

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Bakewell Tart

  • by Jo
  • Posted on June 27, 2021

The snow’s coming down I’m watching it fall… To set the scene, we’re in Bakewell,…

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The Nigella Diaries – Spaghetti Carbonara, and other pasta suppers for hungry people

  • by Jo
  • Posted on April 11, 2021

If you’ve read Escape To Curlew Cottage, you’d know that I featured Nigella Spaghetti Carbonara…

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Wuthering Heights and Pikelets

  • by Jo
  • Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

We’ve now finished with Wuthering Heights at bookclub and will soon be moving onto another…

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The Ultimate Brownies

  • by Jo
  • Posted on September 25, 2020April 14, 2021

These brownies are, in our house, the brownies against which all other brownies are measured.…

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Pumpkin Scones

  • by Jo
  • Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

While scones are said to have originated from Scotland way back in the 1500s, pumpkin…

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Nigella’s Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • by Jo
  • Posted on June 27, 2019April 14, 2021

Before we left Sydney I did a massive declutter of cookbooks. I have no idea…

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Really Cheesey Scones

  • by Jo
  • Posted on May 18, 2019April 3, 2022

One of the first things I learnt to bake was scones. I would have been…

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Imperfect Pikelets That Are Sort Of Like Crumpets

  • by Jo
  • Posted on March 23, 2019September 20, 2020

I can’t remember when I last slept past 5am. Sure there were days that I…

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Christmas Speculoos

  • by Jo
  • Posted on December 23, 2018December 15, 2021

We first came across Speculoos (or Speculaas, Spekulatius) when we were in Northern France and…

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Hi, I’m Joanne Tracey, the Hungry Writer.

I’m an author, blogger, baker, candlestick maker. Okay, I don’t make candlesticks, but I do write words, chase sunrises and create happy endings.

Because the world would be a nicer place if only there was more tea and scones.

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So this year I decided I needed to get out more…so I’ve enrolled in an art class. I also took the quote on our workspace seriously & had no problems being a bad artist today. The 2 hours flew.
6am Tuesday. There might be cloud, humidity might be 85%, but there’s coffee & there’s beach. #mooloolababeach
Monday morning at the end of the rock wall - with the lovely @browne1953 #mooloolaba
It was lovely to spend a few days in Sydney with family, but #theresnoplacelikehome #poolside #summerinqueensland #poolsidechillin #sundayvibes
Morning tea with Mum at Cumberland State Forest on a hot Sydney day… @janice_lyons42
Happy birthday to my beautiful mother. The one who taught me about weather forecasting (I'm cold, put a jumper on), the principles of negotiation (I'm mother so I'm right - when you're mother you can be right), everything I know about medical diagnoses (no blood, no noise), and so much more besides. Happy birthday Mum, I'm looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday... 😘 📸 @leesa.j.lyons
6am Monday… I’ve been awake since 2.30 this morning so suspect the day could be challenging 😥 🥱 On the bright side… this view… #mooloolababeach
Getting my dumpling in for Chinese New Year #gongcifacai #chinesenewyear #dumplings Thanks @recipe_tin for making it easy

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Burns Night
The Destination Bowl
The Nigella Diaries - Tagliatelle with chicken from the Venetian Ghetto
The Nigella Diaries - Risotto
Nigella's Cinnamon Almond Cake
Cook Eat Repeat by Nigella Lawson
Nick Nairn's Wild Harvest
Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies
Bella - My Life In Food, by Annabel Langbein
Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For), by Ella Risbridger

Recent Posts

  • Burns Night
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  • Happy New Year
  • The Lemon Pav
  • Gingerbread Cake

Recent Posts

  • Burns Night
  • The Destination Bowl
  • Happy New Year
  • The Lemon Pav
  • Gingerbread Cake

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