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Simply Eggcellent #8 – anything goes

1 October 2015 by Dominic Franks


halloween bundt cake


…ahhh October.  Possibly my favourite month of the year.  Partly due to my love for Halloween but mostly just all those lovely long proper autumnal days followed by those cold and chilly nights sitting by the fire eating cake or tucking into a warming stew or bowl of steaming soup… and because I love October so much I want to allow you al to express yourselves in any way you see fit… as long as you’re using free-range eggs in the recipe, I don’t care what you make… cakes, cookies, quiches… breakfast, lunch or dinner… help yourselves and have fun and of course don’t forget the spooky end to the month too!


chilli tomato jam and fried egg pizza


how to take part in the simply eggcellent bloggers link-up

it’s really easy to take part; all you have to do is create any beautiful recipe using free-range eggs, post it up on your blog and then link back to this post… if you include my simply eggcellent badge in the post and use the link tool below I will collate all the posts at the end of every month and produce a special round-up of entries…

feel free to tweet and instagram me your pictures using the #simplyeggcellent hashtag and I will retweet and like all those I see… you can find me on social media @belleaukitchen


chestnut, mushroom and ale pie with homemade chips


eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Lisa Niblock says

    1 October 2015 at 10:08 am

    I love autumn for the same reasons as you described above! Will need to link up this month!!

  2. Rami @ Tasteaholics says

    1 October 2015 at 5:33 pm

    Totally loving the fried egg pizza!! Pinned 🙂

  3. Alida says

    2 October 2015 at 10:03 am

    I love autumn too, the crisp fine air makes you feel alive!
    I always use organic free range eggs, they taste better too. Love your bundt cake, so pretty.

  4. helen says

    2 October 2015 at 5:41 pm

    ooh I love that pizza! definitely one to try…

  5. Choclette Blogger says

    3 October 2015 at 3:06 pm

    That cake looks proper spooky. I'm not sure if or what I'll mange on that front this year, but I'm pretty certain I shall be cooking with eggs this month 😉

  6. detoutcoeur Limousin says

    3 October 2015 at 4:14 pm

    Loving Autumn too – and love the look of that chilli jam and egg pizza. Happy weekend all 🙂

  7. Seren says

    5 October 2015 at 8:45 am

    Hi Dom – a very long time lurker here, who couldn't resist sharing a recipe in this month's link up. Thanks for organising – eggs are such a staple ingredient and often get overlooked.

    Loving the look of the pizza, shall have to give that a go.

  8. Karen S Booth says

    9 October 2015 at 11:55 am

    I am IN as always! Karen xx

  9. Chris @thinlyspread says

    14 October 2015 at 10:53 am

    I've finally remembered and joined in! I'm feeling VERY organised! Love that pizza will definitely be making that for my lot! Thanks Dom x

  10. Karen S Booth says

    14 October 2015 at 11:49 am

    Please delete one of my entries Dom, the link did not work, so I added again but now I see 2!

  11. Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla says

    23 October 2015 at 7:48 am

    That mushroom pie with all those piled up stars looks amazing!! It would look great on the Xmas or New Year table 🙂

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