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White Chocolate & Apricot Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding

Not every recipe can go according to plan, and even sometimes recipes you’ve done dozens of times before can go wrong. That was the case when I made a brioche loaf and undercooked it leaving it slightly doughy in the middle – much like myself! But, I didn’t want it to go to waste, so I turned it into this wonderful, indulgent White Chocolate and Apricot Bread & Butter Pudding.…

October 15, 2019 By bigfriendlygrub

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Making Barry Lewis’ Giant Cinnamon Roll

If there’s been one big influence in me turning this from into a little food blog into a little YouTube channel, then Barry Lewis is definitely up there. From gadget videos, to food hacks, to everyday recipes… way up to his giant foods, he’s got a style that I love and helped convince me that I can have a crack at this YouTube business too! While I’m a long way…

October 7, 2019 By bigfriendlygrub

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Vegan Carrot Cake

I’ve been a big fan of Carrot Cake for as long as I can remember. It’s one of those concepts that shouldn’t work, but does and whomever came up with the idea first must’ve been thinking pretty outside the box. Oddly, however, despite being a cake where the whole concept is based around a vegetable, Carrot Cakes are rarely Vegan due to the cream cheese icing and eggs that are…

September 18, 2019 By bigfriendlygrub

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Pecan Pie

I’ll confess and say I’m not a big dessert fan. It’s a shocker, but it’s true! I used to be, but over time as I’ve gotten older my palette has gotten more and more savoury. But, if there’s one dessert that I will always order if I see it on a menu, which is everso rare over here in Blighty, is Pecan Pie. I love Pecan Pie so much, it’s…

September 8, 2019 By bigfriendlygrub

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Shortcut Chicken, Chorizo and Leek Pie

This recipe is something of a personal one to me because it’s one of the very first recipes I created myself from scratch. When I moved out of my parent’s house I could barely cook a stir-fry and could never dream of making a pie, despite them being one of my favourite dishes in the world! I didn’t own a pie dish, nor did I know how to make pastry,…

August 26, 2019 By bigfriendlygrub

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