Ann Reardon

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How to Have a Healthy Microbiome

You can download the nime diet recipes here For those of you after specific information about different probiotics here is a chart for clinical applications for specific probiotics, with the scientific evidence. This is the UK version. https://probioticguide.uk/?utm_source=intro_pg&utm_medium=civ&utm_campaign=UK_CHART »

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Microplastics in our food and drinks what’s it doing to our health?

With special thanks to Professor Joaquim Rovira Solano from the Universitat Rovira i Virgilli Center of Environmental Food and Toxicological Technology (TecnATox) linkedin You can find links to his published studies here: research gate »

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200 year old French Dessert Recipe

This 200 year old "modern" mille feuille recipe looks nothing like a mille feuille that you would buy at a French patisserie today. Step back in time and see how this impressive dessert was made by Careme, French chef to the Kings. A cake of mille feuilles (a thousand leaves) meringues. The first half ... »

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Beautiful Strawberry Dessert

  Meringue Cylinders 200g (7.05 ounces) egg whites (approximately 6) 200g (7.05 ounces) sugar 200g (7.05 ounces) icing sugar Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whip on high speed until you have stiff peaks. Take a small amount of mixture out and colour it using pink gel food colouring. Cut acetate strips that are 5 x 24cm (9.45 inches). Pipe two stripes of ... »

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11 shocking types of click bait that have fooled you before

  Why do we as humans continue to tap on click-bait? You'd think we would have learned by now. But instead we search for one thing and get distracted and drawn into a spiral of information we never intended to see. That is exactly what youtube and facebook aim for, keeping you on ... »

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New Debunking Viral Baking Videos

  In this video we will examine watermelon coke Baking brownies in a bag in the microwave, baking brownies on a hair straightener, banana milk desserts and so much more. I'm also going to test and improve the toothpick and floss method for cutting cakes. »

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Double Rainbow Apple Pies

My husband declared these to be the yummiest dessert he's ever tasted. If you take a moment to look under the desserts tab on this website you'll realize that, in our house, is a big call. He is however slightly biased because he has always loved apple pies. To make these double rainbow apple ... »

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Moana Cake

  The Moana movie came out a while ago now but there have been lots of requests for a cake. So to help out the mums who have to make a Mona birthday cake I thought I'd make a fondant free version with chocolate flowers. To make this Moana cake you will need: Double quantity of ... »

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Marshmallow spiral entremet dessert

  Happy Friday! It's time for an indulgent dessert and this week we are having a coconut marshmallow spiral wrapped around a chocolate mouse coated in chocolate glaze with a raspberry jelly in the centre all sitting on a coconut biscuit base. It has the crunch, gel and creamy mousse textures as well ... »

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Best Fiends Slug Cake

  If you know the game 'Best Fiends' you will instantly recognize this cake as one of the slugs that you've been spending your time trying to defeat. His name is 'devourer' and this is one slug that you can overcome by serving him up to happy party guests.   To make this best fiends ... »

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100 Layer Crepe Cake Recipe

  One hundred layers of crepes stacked with mascarpone cheese, raspberry sauce and ganache. Sometimes trends on youtube get a little crazy. The one hundred layers trend all started with a young lady putting on over 100 layers of nail polish on her nails. Because that video had a ridiculous amount ... »

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Kids School Holidays Activity Idea – Recipe Invention Test

Need something to do with the kids on a rainy day this school holidays?  This one is a winner - let the kids make up their own recipe, plate it up and present it for 'judging'. Each of the boys started with five eggs, half a block of chocolate, a cup of cream, a small bowl ... »

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Buttercream Cupcake Frosting Recipes

Basic butter cream or American buttercream is an easy cupcake frosting to make. Today we will look at the basic recipe and some of my favourite variations. UPDATE: See seven different frosting recipes in a taste test and in the Aussie sun for a heat test on this more recent post. You may also like ... »

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Best of the Web Kids Pirate Cake and Pirate Party Ideas

Every little boy wants a pirate birthday party and of course a pirate cake... will he have a pirate ship or a pirate treasure chest cake? You'll find plenty of inspiration for your pirate birthday cakes here and scroll down for pirate party and food ideas. Pirate Birthday Cakes (hover your mouse over the images for ... »

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Pirates Band of Misfits 3D Fondant Cake

"Your flight has been delayed..."  " Your flight has been cancelled. Please collect your baggage". Not the words you want to hear when you have a cake to make! I usually plan ahead sufficiently to ensure that I do not have a very late night before a kids party. I need energy for the party. ... »

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My Baby’s First Birthday – The Party

What theme do you have for a first birthday? I chose to use his favourite toys like sock monkey, owlie, little teddy and the fabric that my sons nursery is decorated with. Before he was born I bought fabrics that I liked for his nanny to make him a cot quilt, as is tradition in our ... »

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Never-Fail Cheesecake Recipe

Make you next dinner party stress free by planning ahead.   Cheesecakes can be prepared weeks ahead and left in the freezer.  Pull them out the morning that you need them, decorate and defrost in the fridge.  You can even make individual sized ones using fancy cupcake wrappers in a muffin tin. Just defrost one for ... »

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Chocolate decorations for desserts

Chocolate is so versatile it makes a great decoration for most plated desserts.  Here are just a few examples of what you can do. Firstly make sure you are using tempered chocolate or your decorations will not set firm.   VIDEO PART 1     VIDEO PART 2   Chocolate Curls (pictured below on Banoffee Tart) Spread some chocolate onto overhead projector sheet, ... »

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Kids Cooking Easy Chocolate Brownie Recipe – Fun Video

Here's a fun video for you to watch... the long summer school holidays are drawing to a close and I thought I'd let the boys loose in the kitchen! A great time was had by all. Easy Brownie Recipe 100g (3.53 ounces) or 1/3 cup plus 2Tbsp butter 2 eggs 1 cup or 216g (7.62 ounces) sugar teaspoon vanilla and dash marsala (optional) 3/4 cup or ... »

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Chocolate Pavlova easy dessert recipe

To quote a friend... "I HAVE to get the recipe off you for that pavlova...I think I am having withdrawls this week and can still taste how divine it was!"  If you've never had it, then imagine chocolate mousse encased in a crisp meringue shell, topped with cream, chocolate and strawberries. Yummm! And the ... »

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How to Train Your Dragon Birthday Cake

  As we walked to the party venue carrying this cake my eldest remarked "Mum everyone is staring at us".  I reassured him that they were looking at the cake not us.    Step 1: Make your fondant details up to 4 weeks ahead of time (fondant basics tutorial) and allow them to dry hard.  For this cake ... »

entremet recipe

Entremet Recipe – creme brulee, chocolate mousse, chocolate brownie

The perfect dessert for someone who likes a little bit of everything. "This is the yummiest thing I have ever tasted in my life", was a comment from one of our beautiful dinner guests. Entremets are amazing to eat but can seem complex to make because of the sheer number of elements involved.  Here is ... »

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DIY Dessert Candy Buffet Ideas

Dessert Candy Buffets can look impressive on a small budget or they can look cheap on a big budget.  Use these tips to get your table looking like it's out of a magazine. 1. Work out your budget - This is the best place to start because it effects everything else.  Think about the number of ... »

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Home Made Ice Cream Recipe without an ice cream machine

You can flavour your ice cream by adding different things to the boiling cream - for example a mashed banana, melted dark chocolate, a donut, vanilla beans...it's up to your imagination. If you would like a fruit syrup based ice cream swap the 150ml of cream for 150 ml of fresh strained juice from ... »

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Banoffee Pie (Caramel Banana Cream Pie) Recipe with home made banana ice cream

Crisp pastry lined with milk chocolate, gooey caramel, fresh banana, a dollop of cream topped off with home made banana ice cream. Every element of this banoffee pie is yummy, put it all together and it is irresistable. Pastry You can make your own pastry - I will post on that another day, or buy individual ... »

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