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BEST Oat Milk: Drank and Ranked
I drank 7 cartons of Oat milk drinks in the last 2 weeks and ranked them from least favourite to the most – YOU ARE WELCOME. If you are not already aware of it, dairy-free plant alternatives to cow’s milk are now super mainstream and have been taking over our coffee shops. They are available for purchase in any supermarket in the UK, i.e. Sainsbury, Waitrose, Tesco etc. You may need them as your diet has changed and you feel uneasy with lactose. Or maybe you just like them because they are indeed very delicious – like me! 🙂 Therefore, to provide my dedication to Casa du Duchess and this…
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8 Quirky Oatmeal Recipe Variations
In continuation of the Oats Series, today I am sharing EIGHT different variations to jazz up your morning oatmeal! Talk about breakfast for champions. This post has definitely been the most challenging one for me thus far. But it was also so so much fun coming up with these random recipes. They are indeed random, but they certainly work! I must say I felt a little disappointed when I realised I’m not the first person who has come up with such “creative” ways of eating oatmeal (obviously, I’m no Andoni Aduriz)… Well, even though this is not an entirely unique concept, I am still very delighted with coming up with…
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Quaker Golden Syrup Oatmeal Cookies
In continuation to the Oats Series, today I am sharing a new recipe to make these scrumptious looking Oatmeal Cookies! 🙂 Unlike any other oatmeal cookie recipes, this recipe specifically requires the Quaker’s Golden Syrup instant oatmeal sachets. These instant oats are pre-flavoured with sweet golden syrup. Futhermore, they give a lovely honey-like smell and flavour – it is my all-time favourite instant oatmeal among all flavours. Read more: 7 AMAZING Benefits of Oats Difference between steel-cut oats, rolled oats and instant oats Steel-cut oats, also known as Scottish / Irish oats, are processed differently to rolled oats. The whole-grain oats are cut into pieces, hence giving them the crunchiest…
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Let’s talk… Oats! – 7 AMAZING Benefits
Welcome to a new series! As the title clearly states, let’s talk…… Oats! What are oats? Today, hundreds of types of cereal crops grown around the world occupy the top of the health food chart. Wholegrains are the seeds of these cereal plants and consist of the endosperm, germ and bran. Refined grains have the germ and bran removed so 75% of the nutrients are lost, i.e. plain white rice. Avena sativa, a.k.a oats, are a type of cereal grass cultivated for their edible cereal grains. This oat plant produces oat seeds, which are then hulled into oat grains and then widely consumed by both humans and animals. Besides the…
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Miso Enoki Bacon, a.k.a. Fungi in Blankets!
As exotic as the name might sound, this delicious side dish only requires literally those few main ingredients – Miso, Enoki mushrooms and Bacon. It all started with Christmas – it always starts with Christmas – Casa du Duchess prepared a dinner for twelve with some classic dishes. We had the whole turkey, Brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, pigs in blanket etc. Since my boyfriend will NOT let me touch the turkey (he always gets the best dish, pfft), I was in charge of coming up with the rest. I wanted to try something different, cause pigs in blankets can be a little too…. gross satiating. So I decided to switch…
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Carrot Cupcakes w Cream Cheese Frosting
The Duchess has been a little quiet lately from family visits, work trips, Easter holidays, birthday celebrations and the first ever sunny weekend here in the UK – staying at home was not an option! I know I’ve slackened off as the past month has been pretty busy and too disruptive to my normal schedule. But I’m back, and I’ve got pretty exciting news! First of all, I’ve updated Casa du Duchess’ About page. It took me awhile to realise that I have not officially introduced the (real) Duchess to you guys. To your not-so-surprising surprise, no, I am not referring to myself when I mention the Duchess. And yes,…
