~ 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 ~
Herbs on Saturday for June: – Cooking with Herbs Challenge – Win a Pot of Culinary Lavender Grains Welcome to a NEW Herbs on Saturday cooking challenge and a BIG thanks to Anneli from Delicieux who hosted last month’s MEGA challenge! You can see her round-up here: Epic Round Up: Herbs On Saturday Cooking Challenge for [...]
May Tea Time Treats Round Up – Biscuits and Cookies! Welcome to the May Tea Time Treats table, which is laden with the most amazing biscuits and cookies……..from Pink Praline Shortbread and Chocolate Snickerdoodles to Russian Doll Sugar Cookies you all baked your hearts out and there are some amazing recipes! It seems that biscuits [...]
5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters (185 Calories) It’s time to go back on the 5:2 diet, after a few weeks of unfettered eating whilst travelling and staying with my parents, I am keen to get back on my two fast days a week. And, I want, or should I [...]
May Tea Time Treats: The Biscuit Tin and Cookie Jar! Biscuits and Cookies Welcome to May’s Challenge for Tea Time Treats! After a HUGE and very successful April with Kate, who was the Fairy Cake and Cup Cake queen, we decided to go crisp and buttery for May, and so the theme this month is: [...]
Round-Up: April Herbs on Saturday Cooking Challenge Here we are again, one month later and another fabulous round-up of the most amazing and diverse herb recipes! There were some wonderful recipes from lavender cakes to mushroom soup with all sorts of other delights in between……and, as ever, I am constantly amazed at how much talent [...]
April Herbs on Saturday: Win a Cooking with Edible Flowers Book! Welcome to April’s Herbs on Saturday Challenge! Before I start, I would like to say a HUGE thanks to the lovely Andi over at London Busy Body who was the fabulous host for March, and you can see her brilliant round-up here: Herbs on Saturday – [...]
March Tea Time Treats Round Up Ooh La La! French Tarts, Cakes, Bakes and Pastries March’s challenge was a French theme, and I must say that even though French pastries are often thought to be tricky to make and bake, you all rose to the challenge, as you can see by the amazing entries below. We had eclaires, [...]
Herbs on Saturday February Round-Up and the Winner announced! Welcome to another month of herbal glory, as ever, you have all risen to the herbal challenge and I am amazed at the range of herbs that have been used in the delectable recipes shown below! There is a winner, for the wonderful book “Self-sufficiency Foraging” by [...]
February Herbs on Saturday Challenge: Win a copy of the Self-sufficiency Foraging book Welcome to February’s Herbs on Saturday Challenge! Before I tell you about the special challenge I have planned for your this month, I would like to say a HUGE thanks to Vanesther over at Bangers Mash for guest hosting the event for January. [...]
Tea Time Treats for January 2013: The Round-Up with Citrus Delights! The call was made for this month’s Tea Time Treats to be made with all things CITRUS….oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit or kumquats……as well as clementines, satsumas, tangerines etc and you DID not disappoint. We had SIXTY THREE entries into this month’s zingy challenge, and every [...]
Karen S Booth
