Walking through Heal's can be a bit painful. If you don’t have a good £300 burning a hole in your pocket, chances are you’re not going to leave the shop satisfied.
It’s especially difficult to walk through the Heal's on Tottenham Court Road, up the stairs and into Meals at Heal's without crying a little. When will you be able to afford all...
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21 Sep 2009 12:00 GMT
As today is the last day of National Cupcake week, we’d thought we’d draw it to a close by featuring another one of our favourite cupcakeries: Crumbs & Doilies!If you’ve been to the Covent Garden Real Food Market, there is no doubt that you will have spotted Crumbs & Doilies fabulous cupcakes.
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18 Sep 2009 14:00 GMT
This is a recipe I came up with when my ex-boyfriend's niece was turning 13 and she asked me to make her cupcakes for her birthday party. It's not totally original, because it uses a prepackaged cake batter, but it is quick and tres yummy! The icing is from scratch (I hate the canned stuff) and is my grandma's recipe. I could eat a whole bowl of just the icing by itself. Leftover icing is very delicious if spread between two graham crackers to make a little sandwich.
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18 Sep 2009 10:30 GMT
For a complicated recipe like this, it is always best to start with the essentials. Of course for these cupcakes, brandy is absolutely required – and not just any brandy, either. I would recommend the Paulet Lallique or Pierre Ferrand Memoire Vintage Edition, (although the Pierre Ferrand Grande Champagne 1972 Vintage will do in a pinch). While tastes vary greatly, of course, it is advisable to secure the very best brandy in order to achieve the fine results this recipe ought to have. ...
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17 Sep 2009 16:00 GMT
Yes, I know, vegetable lasagne, yawn or whatevs. BUT! There is a reason that vegetable lasagne is the meat-free option of choice touted about by lazy restaurants: Because it is delicious, and hearty, and good for you (and really cheap to make, so the mark-up per portion is a ker-ching! fest as far as restauranteurs are concerned).
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17 Sep 2009 12:00 GMT
In honor National Cupcake Week, here is a fabulous post from this past July by the fabulous Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein about the best cupcake books on the market. Enjoy!I’m a big fan of baking, finding it a relaxing past time that has the brilliant side-effect of pleasing your family and friends by giving them drastic sugar highs. Hell, I even manage to induce euphor...
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16 Sep 2009 12:06 GMT
Autumn's closing in. It's getting to that time of the year when you spend more and more time in the house, when snuggling up with a book or in front of the TV suddenly seems more tempting than braving the rainy cold outside. But after an eventful summer your house/room is usually in need of some TLC.
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16 Sep 2009 10:00 GMT
If you work from home or have a particularly dull office space, purchasing office supplies with personality and color is key. Everyone can order the standard pens and stationary from their office manager, or waddle down to Staples or Office Max to purchase some plain yellow folders and paper. However, considering most of us spend the majority of our lives at our desks working, why not make your work space just as awesome as your home?
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15 Sep 2009 18:00 GMT
Alas, September has arrived, and having pitifully squeezed out only a handful of sunny days, the British sun has said 'fuck it', and pissed off back to California for another year. Well fuck you sun. We're looking forward to autumn here anyway, and the increasingly chilly weather is a perfect opportunity for a bit of delicious soup!
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15 Sep 2009 13:00 GMT
I’m all about supporting women who are doing it for themselves, and Molly of the glamorous cupcake bakery, Molly Bakes, is no different. At the beginning of 2009, Molly lost her job just days before her 24th birthday. After a few months of Unemployment Boredom and after she had “seriously run out of things to do”, Molly remembered she had a secret recipe for cupcakes in her mother’s cook book.
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15 Sep 2009 08:00 GMT