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Skinny Latte is a journal of days spent exploring London. Lately I've been concentrating on quaint museums, long walks and aesthetic design. If you enjoy what you find (or really don’t!) then I would love you to leave a comment. Or feel free to email me at victoria at skinnylatte dot co dot uk
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Orange and Cardamom Teacup Candles
My recent love of quaint ceramic has been indulged this week as I made orange and cardamom scented teacup candles for my friends’ Christmas presents. It couldn’t have been easier or more fun. The trickiest part for me was finding … Continue reading
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Vegan Suet-Free Mincemeat
My recent weekend was wonderful and full of Christmas. I finally made the teacup candles for my friends’ Christmas presents, I baked a gingerbread nativity scene (I was going to stop at gingerbread men but was inspired by the variety … Continue reading
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Vegan Christmas Cake
And here’s the Christmas hat-trick! I promise that I won’t mention the C-word again until December! But, I really wanted to post this now in case anybody is looking for a good vegan Christmas cake recipe. You’ll need to bake … Continue reading
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Pumpkin Pie: Welcome Autumn!
Until today, I had never eaten a pumpkin pie, never mind baked one. Any kind of pie is a big baking commitment with the multitude of steps and pumpkin pie is probably more complicated than most. Saying that, there’s nothing … Continue reading
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Green Tea Cupcakes – The best cake in the world, probably!
Is it immodest of me to say that, given that I baked them? I’m giving the credit to the recipe, courtesy of the famous Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. The cakes were made with Teapigs matcha green tea powder … Continue reading
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Pink Cyclamen in the Sun
I bought a new colour into my home at the weekend in the way of a little house plant called a Cyclamen. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep it alive so I’ve photographed it from every … Continue reading
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Little White Dog: Custom made sculptures from repurposed & recycled paper
As you may recall from one of my previous posts, I’m (slowly) in the process of giving my front door a bit of a facelift. I want it to act as a comforting welcome and also hint at the style … Continue reading
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Interior Design Inspiration from Benefit
I found an unexpected source of interior design inspiration in Spitalfields Market at the weekend. You probably know that Benefit launched a fragrance collection called Crescent Row last summer. The collection was based on three women living on the fictional … Continue reading
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Recent Eats: Vegan Grub
I’ve been trying to cook meals from scratch recently and use fresh, natural ingredients. This plight has been helped enormously by my discovery of Whole Foods, a grocer which specialises in organic food (no doubt the rest of you have … Continue reading
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