~ 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 [...]
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 [...]
Giveaway: Sarah Raven Seeds and Gardening Products for You and the Children! RRP £42:50 As my regular readers will know I write for Garlic and Sapphire - Garlic & Sapphire was created by the team at Sarah Raven, who brought together bloggers from around the UK who are passionate about gardening, wild flowers, cooking local produce and [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
Cooking Masterclass: Octopus, Burrata and Tiramisu with Florence Knight Burrata: Burrata is a fresh Italian cheese, made from mozzarella and cream. The outer shell is solid mozzarella while the inside contains both mozzarella and cream, giving it an unusual, soft texture. It is also defined by some sources as an outer shell of mozzarella filled with [...]
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. [...]
Herbs on Saturday Round-Up for December In Your Own Words Welcome to the LAST Herbs on Saturday round-up for this year and a HUGE thanks to all who have supported and participated in my herbal challenge for 2012! I am constantly amazed and delighted at all of the recipes that are entered into the challenge every month, [...]
December Herbs on Saturday: Win a Cath Kidston Christmas Decorations Book Welcome to the NEW December 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 Jen over at Blue Kitchen Bakes for guest hosting the event [...]
Giveaway: Win one of three x £30 worth of Seeds (flowers, herbs or vegetables) of your choice I am delighted to offer three wonderful prizes for all you gardeners out there, whether it be window box, allotment or a large country garden gardeners – Seed Parade have very kindly offered THREE prizes of £30 worth of seeds [...]
Karen S Booth
