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    Salted Caramel Cookies by Archie and the Rug

    Hello my name is Nicolette and I normally blog over at Archie and the Rug but today to celebrate my 3 year blogging birthday I have teamed up with a bunch of talented ladies to swap articles and meet one another’s readers. When I first moved to Paris I did not have my weighing scales with me so I had to develop recipes that used cup measurements if I was going to get any baking done. This particular recipe is…

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    10 UK Art and Craft Classes

    It’s never too late to start afresh, learn new skills and be inspired, especially as this year seems to be passing us by so quickly – how is it May already, folks? Inspired by my friend who has recently started a Surface Pattern Design course I thought I’d share some art and craft classes throughout the UK for the creative so-and-so’s that read my blog (and to kick me up the bottom to learn something new). I’ve been in two minds about going…

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    Book Review: Sweetie!: 50 Delectable Treats

    Sweetie!: 50 Delectable Treats is an adorable recipe book filled with 50 mouth-watering treats to tempt you into a sugar-enduced coma. Amen. The recipes are taken from The Hardie Grant Test Kitchen and are all illustrated (not a photograph in sight) by Daniella Germain. I found the recipes easy to follow including plenty of detail (imperial, metric and American cup conversions) with clear content that makes up for the fact you don’t really see what you are making – my…