Summertime and the Living is Easy…….. ~ Peperonata ~ Rustic Italian Pepper Stew Recipe Summertime and the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good-lookin’ So hush, little baby; don’t you cry One of these mornings you’re gonna rise up singing And…
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Fast Days and Feast Days: 5:2 Diet Recipe – Herb and Spice Crusted Baked Chicken Breasts (180 calories)
Fast Days and Feast Days: 5:2 Diet Recipe Herb and Spice Crusted Baked Chicken Breasts (180 calories) Yes you CAN have lovely, tasty and exciting meals when following the 5:2 diet and on your fast days! Fast days on the 5:2 diet aren’t “no food” days, as many of you will know, but they are VERY low-calorie…
5:2 Diet, Fast Days & Feast Days and Roast Tomato & Garlic Soup Recipe (70 Calories)
5:2 Diet, Fast Days & Feast Day Roast Tomato & Garlic Soup Recipe (70 Calories) I am not a fan of “faddy diets” and yet I must admit to being fascinated about the latest 5:20 diet that was featured in Eat, Fast and Live Longer, part of the documentary featuring the medical journalist Michael Mosley, where…
Search for a Connoisseur & Sharp’s Brewery: Smoked Mackerel with Hot Beetroot and Horseradish Cream
Search for a Connoisseur & Sharp’s Brewery Smoked Mackerel with Hot Beetroot and Horseradish Cream I am always up for a cookery challenge and when I was approached by Sharp’s Brewery recently and asked if I would like to develop a recipe to be matched with a BEER, I was intrigued and very interested! I know that the usual pairing…
Lammas Day, Yorkshire Day and my Grandma’s Yorkshire Season Pudding with Herbs
Lammas Day, Yorkshire Day and my Grandma’s Yorkshire Season Pudding with Herbs Today is Lammas Day and Yorkshire Day………but let’s talk about Lammas Day first; the traditional beginning of harvest falls on the first of August and is called Lammas day. (This is believed to be a corruption of “loaf-mass”, due to the loaves of bread…
Just in time for the BBQ ~ English Lavender Marinade for Beef, Lamb or Chicken
Just in time for the BBQ ~ English Lavender Marinade for Beef, Lamb or Chicken ~ Lavender is a traditional cottage garden plant. Its grey-green spikes of foliage and purple flowers provide colour all year. Since the Middle Ages, the dried flowers have been one of the main ingredients of potpourri. Fresh sprigs are included…
Frugal but Comforting Family Fare: Stuffed Tomatoes with Herbs & Oats (Gluten Free)
Frugal but Comforting Family Fare: Stuffed Tomatoes with Herbs & Oats (Gluten Free) This is an old family recipe, one that has been welcome on my table for many years and before that on my mum and grandmother’s table too…..a recipe that is comforting and yet frugal, a recipe that “pads” out the meat but…
French Burgers for Bastille Day! Béarnaise, Blue Cheese and Red Onion Burgers
French Burgers for Bastille Day! Béarnaise, Blue Cheese and Red Onion Burgers Today, the 14th July, is France’s National Day ~ Bastille Day ~ we usually go to watch the fireworks at St Georges de Didonne near Royan; they always have an amazing show right on the beach by the Gironde Estuary, however, I think…
Fish on Friday: Low-Fat Cumin Scented Plaice Goujons with a Panko Crumb
Fish on Friday: Cumin Scented Plaice Goujons with a Panko Crumb Fish on Friday – my regular weekly post to try to encourage you all to EAT fish! And yes, I can share “high faluting” recipes here, and in fact I DO have a couple up my sleeve to share later, but, what I LOVE about fish, and…
Barbecued Fish on the Stove Top! Pan-Fried Lemon, Parmesan and Herb Crusted Hake
Barbecued Fish on the Stove Top! Pan-Fried Lemon, Parmesan and Herb Crusted Hake Fish on Friday Yes, it’s the weather that will lead again in today’s post…..and yes, it’s the rain, or should I say the MONSOON kind of rain that’s what I’m talking about! This morning started again with torrential rain – not just a little shower, but BUCKETS…
Pan Bagnat ~ A French Picnic Sandwich for a Summer’s Day Picnic at the Bottom of the Garden!
This recipe for my version of a classic Pan Bagnet includes extra ham and veggies as well as the traditional cheese, tomatoes and olives. The stuffed and pressed whole loaf of bread is ideal for sharing at a picnic on a warm summer’s day! A Summer Garden Picnic Yes, it may be hard to believe,…
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Tapenade Topped BBQ Cod with Hot New Potato Salad with Mint & Spring Onions
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Tapenade Topped BBQ Cod with Hot New Potato Salad with Mint & Spring Onions Well, look at this, my regular Fish on Friday post has become a Fish in Saturday post, but, with good reason……I had a few internet problems yesterday and by the time they were all sorted out…
Sud de France Festival and Cassoulet salade d’été avec confit de canard (Summer Cassoulet Salad with Preserved Duck)
Sud de France Festival Cassoulet salade d’été avec confit de canard (Summer Cassoulet Salad with Preserved Duck) The Sud de France Festival is on in London right now – it runs from the 11th to the 29th June 2012; the festival celebrates the Mediterranean flavours of Languedoc-Roussillon, one of my favourite parts of France as it happens,…
Fish on Friday and a Taste of India with Easy Fish Curry
Fish on Friday and a Taste of India with Easy Fish Curry It’s Friday again and another fishy post…….I was going to share a BBQ fish recipe with you all today, but the weather has been so appalling that I feel a comforting fishy recipe is the order of the day. Curry, I LOVE curry, I was…
Piquant Pizza with Goat’s Cheese, Chorizo and Chillies for a Great Midweek Supper
Piquant Pizza with Goat’s Cheese, Chorizo and Chillies for a Great Midweek Supper I have been playing with my food, well, my Monday Meal Plan actually……only two days into the week and already I am swapping meals and days around….I LOVE to break the rules! Tonight’s meal was pasta, on the plan that is, but…