~ 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 ~
Fish on Friday, Fresh Figs and a Recipe for Potted Crab – Crab Rillettes It’s been an exciting day, we have guests, three lovely girls arrived yesterday for a week’s holiday and they have settled in already, and even laid three eggs today……….yes, it’s not my daughter and her two friends (although they are lovely [...]
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 [...]
Somerset Scramble – Scrambled Eggs with Goat’s Cheese, Perfect for Breakfast, Brunch or High Tea Capricorn Goat’s Cheese Hamper for the Capricorn Challenge Remember that lovely hamper that I was sent by Ethel the Capricorn goat? Well, I have been attacking all of the ingredients with culinary gusto and here is my next offering for [...]
Meal Planning Monday and Busy Week Ahead! Monday 21st May 2012 Another week and another meal plan, and I am having a VERY flexible week this week as we have several dinner and lunch dates and some journeys to fit in too…..with thanks as always to Mrs M who hosts this fabulous idea of linking up on [...]
World Baking Day Sunday 20th May 2012 Some Cakes & Bakes from my Recipe Box! Apparently it’s World Baking Day today – and you can find out all about it here: World Baking Day and #Caking. Any day that is a baking day is GOOD for me, as I LOVE baking and can often be [...]
Scones for Sunday and Birthday Parties! ~ Buttermilk and Mixed Fruit Scones with Sour Cherry Jam ~ It’s the day after the party………the kitchen still looks like a bomb as hit it, and there are acres of food under cling film, which are covering every available surface. My mum was the chief cook and baker for my birthday this [...]
May Day, Foraging and a Prelude to Summer ~ Old Fashioned English Elderflower Cordial ~ The first of May is a special day in my family, it was my maternal grandfather’s birthday and it is the prelude to a month of many family birthdays and anniversary celebrations, of which one is mine. It’s also a [...]
~ Herbs on Saturday ~ Marinated English Goat’s Cheese with Wild Garlic, Stem Ginger and Herbs I have to apologise, I have let Herbs on Saturday lapse this last month…..I have just been so busy and I never got around to making the linky for the Blog Hop…….however, I am starting the Herbs on Saturday [...]
Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps National Bread Week 16th – 22nd April 2012 is National Bread Week in the UK For my last bread post for British Bread Week I am sharing my Mum’s recipe for Baps, Scottish Morning Rolls. These classic Scottish bread rolls [...]
Luxury Scottish Fish on Friday and a Classic Recipe ~ Omelette Arnold Bennett ~ Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was a British writer. Often after having been to the theatre in London he visited the Savoy Hotel’s Grillroom. The chef added haddock, cream and Parmesan cheese to the basic omelette and [...]
Karen S Booth
