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Shattered Black Forest Cheesecake

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:00:08 +0000

So there I was watching Mr NQN play with his new phone for Christmas. In fact over the last couple of weeks, if I glanced at him, he was firmly attached to his second best friend and finding new ways to interact with it. His latest thing was the the sleeping app which monitors his [...]

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Parsnip Cake With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:00:25 +0000

Over the Christmas period, I wrote on my personal facebook page that I was making four cakes over a five day period. Not an unnatural state of affairs for me admittedly, but one in which I nevertheless found myself up to my elbows in cake. The cakes were mostly to bring to friend’s or family’s [...]

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Blueberry Oven Puff Cake

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:00:29 +0000

I was sure I had a bit of PTCD-that is Post Traumatic Christmas Disorder. “You know what problem you have?” Mr NQN yelled from the comfort of the couch. He was playing with his new toy, a new phone that he got for Christmas-his new second best friend. I braced myself. I thought Uh oh, [...]

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A Christmas Feast: Ham In Root Beer & Chocolate Pomegranate Cake!

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:00:31 +0000

Over the years Mr NQN has had to get used to me. When we first started dating he used to say “Do you have to get so dressed up?”. He is a country boy after all and there were mutterings of overdressing and I suspect too much makeup (although he was smart enough not to [...]

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Santa North Pole Cake!

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:00:55 +0000

I only realise how strange some things that I do are when I get strange looks from Mr NQN-and he himself had an oddball upbringing. Case in point, I was talking to Mr NQN and a friend. “Well, you know like when you used to put freezer bags on your feet as a kid and [...]

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Avocado Pound Cake

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:00:52 +0000

I was at home one weekend afternoon when I went into our bathroom to have a shower. I stripped off and climbed into the shower only to face the new neighbours who were on their balcony, just metres away. They looked at me wide eyed, I looked at them even more wide eyed, we both [...]

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Chocolate Crunch Cake & Making Your Own Xmas Hamper

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:00:03 +0000

A few days ago I woke up with a start, let out a strangled “Arrrrrrgghhh”, partially woke up Mr NQN and then scrambled out of bed as if I had found a horse’s head in it. Do you ever have those times where you forget about things? I just realised that in the chaos of [...]

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Simple No Bake Snickers Pie

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:00:09 +0000

When we were little my parents rarely gave us dessert. Dessert was a piece of fruit or nothing and I recall keeping Christmas or birthday sweets for months afterwards hanging them up in a big up at the end of my bed and taking one piece out very occasionally and savouring its taste and feeling [...]

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A True Blood Dinner Party!

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:38 +0000

I am pretty sure that the pharmacy near Mr NQN’s work knows me by now. I am the woman who rings up frantic at around 5pm and asks for 10 bottles of her favourite produce to be put aside to be picked up by her husband after work. One afternoon’s request was a little odd. [...]

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Melting Nutella Cake & Not Quite Nigella Turns Four!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000

So about four years ago, I started this blog and never did I think ever that it would become not only a job but the best job in the world. This month, I celebrate my four year blogsoversary and today I celebrate my 1,477th post. I must admit I didn’t do anything out of the [...]

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