Gingerbread Syrup

I found this one before christmas and I think it would make a lovely gift as well.  I’m a bit of a starbucks addict and the gingerbread latte was my absolute favourite.. so this recipe was a bit of a godsend in the penny saving stakes!
Ingredients

2 cups of water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 1/2 tsp [...]

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Broccoli and Stilton Soup

I’ve just cooked this for Becca’s lunch for this week, so she’ll have to chime in and say how tasty it is. For now, here is the recipe:
Ingredients

450g (1 lb) broccoli, broken into florets
225g (8 oz) leeks, sliced
225g (8 oz) potatoes, peeled and diced
1.2 litres (2 pints) vegetable stock
50g (1¾ oz) blue Stilton, crumbled
salt and [...]

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Farmhouse Cookies

This is a recipe passed on from a friend, I’m not sure where it came from originally.  All measurements are metric for ease.

Makes 18 cookies (or thereabouts)
Ingredients

115g butter or margarine at room temperature
90g light brown sugar
65g crunchy peanut butter
1 egg
50g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
175g muesli
50g raisins
50g chopped walnuts

Process

Preheat [...]

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