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Savoury Pumpkin Pie

Posted on October 30, 2016 by clairesallotment

Another hearty recipe for using up your Pumpkins. This Savoury Pumpkin Pie is a Mary Berry recipe from her “Complete Cook Book”. But I’ve added a few other bits to it, to give it a Claire twist. I think there’s … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Cupcakes

Posted on October 30, 2016 by clairesallotment

I’m discovering all sorts of wonderful recipes with Pumpkins in them. Some are sweet and some are savoury. Today I made some wonderful Pumpkin Cupcakes from a book I have called “Muffin Bible”. If you would like to give them … Continue reading →

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Fruit Crumbles Pies

Posted on October 28, 2016 by clairesallotment

Mark and the kids are a Comic Con all day today, so I’ve been at home on my own. I’ve had so much fun filming what I’ve baked today. I hope you try these Crumble Pies at home. Use whatever … Continue reading →

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Thursday 27th October 2016 – A day out with Emily and George!

Posted on October 28, 2016 by clairesallotment

It’s half term at the moment, and the kids have been doing their homework, like very good children. So today we went out for the day. We didn’t go far. But it doesn’t matter how far you go, it’s good … Continue reading →

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Thursday 20th October 2016 – Harvesting Pumpkins & Squashes!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by clairesallotment

Did you miss me? Sorry I’ve been away for so long. Work has been manic lately. But today I had a day off and it was dry!! So what better way to spend the day, then down on the allotment. … Continue reading →

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The Bestseller Experiment launches today!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by clairesallotment

Originally posted on Mark Stay Writes:
A simple proposition: write, edit, publish and market a self-published eBook and get it up the Kindle charts… in a year. Fifty-two weeks. Yeah, a doddle… Oh, and while you’re trying to achieve this,…

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Friday 23rd September 2016 – Good old Ikea blue bags!!

Posted on September 23, 2016 by clairesallotment

September is still being glorious, even though we are now technically in Autumn. Another lovely warm and sunny day today 23 degrees and blue sky. I spent a little over 3 hours on the allotment today, mainly weeding and working … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 21st September 2016 – It’s clearing up nicely.

Posted on September 21, 2016 by clairesallotment

Don’t worry I don’t have a rash or anything. I’m working through each bed on my allotment clearing the rubbish and weeding, and generally getting them ready for winter. Today I finished sorting all the finished Tomato plants in the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 20th September 2016 – The last of the Tomatoes.

Posted on September 20, 2016 by clairesallotment

A drizzly start to the day, but it soon cleared up. The sun didn’t shine, but we’ve had a lot of sun over the past week so I didn’t mind. I can feel my tan slowly fading and soon I’ll … Continue reading →

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Monday 19th September 2016 – Just a few currants.

Posted on September 19, 2016 by clairesallotment

Another pleasant couple of hours on the allotment this morning. There was only one other person on site. Well I say one other person, but I didn’t see them, all I saw was a car. So I’m assuming there was … Continue reading →

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