Mimi Codd

  • Potatoes

    Potatoes are a staple of most kitchens, but they were rarely on the menu in our house until these past few years, as we tended towards the rice and pasta end of the carb spectrum, partly because the flat we rented didn’t have an oven, which reduced our potato cooking options considerably. Ever since growing

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  • No Rush, No Stress Marmalade

    This marmalade method takes 2-3 days to complete, but the extra time takes away a lot of the rush and makes the whole process more controlled

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  • Twelve Days Of Christmas Ornaments, Part II

    Now that Christmas is over and life creeps back to ‘normal’ I was hoping to find a bit more time and mental space to ease into the new year with some more ornaments from this set. I’ve sometimes caught a bit of time in the evening, but the low light and my increasing reliance on

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  • 12 Days Of Christmas Ornaments

    Towards the end of 2023 I pushed the spend button on a the blueprints and materials for project that I had been coveting for many years: Larissa Holland’s 12 Days Of Christmas felt ornament patterns. These were, in so many ways, beyond my budget. Not that I have a budget, more a comfort level of

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  • Personalised Jigsaw Puzzles

    Over the Christmas period I try each year to make as much of the family’s festive experience as personal and as meaningful as possible. For me this means bringing as much handmade and home created magic to the Christmas period as possible. I don’t mean to say that we avoid the commercialised trappings of the

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  • Slow Cooked Stifado

    Slow cooked stifado with herby cheese dumplings.

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