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  • Pasta with peppers

    Pasta with Grilled Peppers and Chili

     If you are looking for a healthy pasta without any frills, this one is for you. There is no cream or tomatoe sauce added, its just fresh and aromatic , and the…

  • Angel food cake

    Angel Food Cake

      If you haven’t already tried an Angel Food Cake, then you are missing out on something really great.  Its named for its airy lightness that was said to be the “food of…

  • Letterpress cookies

    Letterpress cookies

     I found  this lovely Letterpress Cookie Set at the online store Yuppie Chef, and we tried them out on these heart shaped Cookies for Valentines Day.  The set comes with three cutters…

  • Marshmallow chocolate pops

    Marshmallow and Chocolate Pops

     Its only two weeks until Valentines Day, so you should be getting your thinking caps on for something different to surprise your loved ones with this year.…

  • Chocolate and Fudge

    Chocolate and Fudge – a dazzling duo

     Could there be anything more delicious than chocolate and fudge?  If you have a sweet tooth you will know that a velvety bar of fudge, or a slab of chocolate, will do…

  • Pasta with walnuts and blue cheese

    Pasta with Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Chives

      I know everyone is dieting and trying to shed the excess kilos from the festive period, but this is my entry into Pasta Please Challenge for January, run by Jacqueline from Tinned…

  • Tropical fruit salad

    Tropical Fruit Salad with Thai Ginger Dressing

     Our weather is unbelievably hot at the moment, and being in the kitchen is not ideal.  So my favourite tropical fruit salad seemed the perfect thing to make for this weather.  There’s…

  • Happy Christmas

    Spiced Christmas Fruit Salad

    As the year draws to an end, I am so grateful to those of you who have supported me and followed my progress with Shades of Cinnamon.  Six months into my blogging,…

  • Christmas Cake Pops

    Cake Pops for Christmas

     I don’t make cake pops for the simple reason that I don’t have to.  Why would any one in their right mind make them when they live in the same town as…