~ Seasonal fragrance and flavour from my country kitchens in England and France....celebrating local seasonal produce with traditional feasts and festivals, culinary notes, reviews, recipes and musings from home and abroad....whilst preparing family food with flair ~
“Made in England” Vintage Kitchenalia: Old Tins, Icing Sets and Measuring Cones with Tala Welcome to my first ”Made in England” Vintage Kitchenalia post, and before my lovely Scottish, Welsh and Irish friends say anything, I will be featuring items that have been made in Scotland, Wales and Ireland too, it’s just that all of the vintage kitchenalia [...]
~ The Lavender and Lovage 2012 Calendar of Recipes ~ Happy New Year! I am sure that this year has flown by, as it only seems like a few weeks ago that I was celebrating New Year 2012 with you all……and here we are again, on the eve of a New Year. I was in [...]
Merry Christmas! Magic, Carols, Snowflakes, Mince Pies and Fairy Cakes Loreena McKennitt – In The Bleak Midwinter Merry Christmas and a VERY Happy New Year to all my readers! I have added a link to one of my favourite carols, “In The Bleak Midwinter”, sung by Loreena McKennitt as a small gift to you all! [...]
The Lavender and Lovage Advent Patchwork Quilt of Photos & Recipes with John Betjeman Second Sunday in Advent – Day Nine on the Advent Calender: ~ 9th December ~ History of Christmas Pudding Charms: In Victorian times, small silver charms were placed in Christmas Puddings prior to boiling or steaming them. Each charm signified either [...]
Day Eight on the Advent Calendar: 8th December: Christmas Trees and Bacon, Cheese & Garlic Fougasse Recipe It’s time to talk trees, Christmas trees…….real trees or faux trees, what’s you preference? I have always loved a real Christmas tree, and avalanches of needle drop have never really bothered me – the smell and “presence” of [...]
Day Two on the Advent Calendar, First Sunday in Advent, Antique Linen and Indian Tree China 2nd December Window Two: Today is the first Sunday in Advent, and we are now on the real countdown to Christmas; mornings have been crisp and white, and evenings have held sparkling stars in the dark blue firmament. Today I had friends [...]
Lavender & Lovage Visits The Quality Food Awards ~ Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London ~ I was lucky enough to be invited along to the Quality Food Awards recently, which are the most prestigious awards for food and drink products on sale in UK grocery outlets. What sets these awards apart is the impartiality and [...]
Rural Store Cupboard Supplies, Sepia Saturday and Milk Fadge: Emergency Bread (No Yeast) Recipe I am known for my large store cupboard, larder, pantry and multiple freezers; whilst many people are embracing a minimalist lifestyle, and are madly de-cluttering their homes, as is the new trend, I am firmly resisting such a measure, well, on the food and kitchen [...]
The Lavender and Lovage Weekly Patchwork Quilt of Recipes and Photos It’ s Monday already……..where has the week gone, I know I seem to say that every week, but this week really has flown by and I cannot believe that we are nearly half way through October, I am sure there has been skulduggery afoot and someone [...]
A Selection of Luxury Gift Hampers from Harrods….. on my Christmas Wish List Oh no, I have mentioned the “C” word already, but, one DOES have to be prepared, and what does one do for Christmas gifts for the family, buy a luxury gift hamper of course! I have always been drawn to hampers as [...]
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