Red Russian Dolls, A Bowl of Cherries and an Old-Fashioned Cherry Pie Recipe Life can be a bowl of cherries sometimes, especially when life actually gives you a big bowl of cherries! Our ten-year old cherry tree at the bottom of the garden has given us lots of cherries this year, but, not as many…
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Blue on Blue! Blue Blossom Salad: Blue Cheese, Borage & Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe
Blue on Blue! Blue Blossom Salad: Blue Cheese, Borage & Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe Salads feature a lot on my weekly menu, both in winter and summer, but never more so than over the last two weeks since the heat wave hit the UK and most of Europe; instead of moaning in the rain, we…
Low-Calorie Cauliflower Crust Pizza: Gluten Free, Paleo and 5:2 Diet Pizza Recipe
Low-Calorie Cauliflower Crust Pizza: Gluten Free, Paleo and 5:2 Diet Pizza Recipe I have read all about the cauliflower crust pizza many times over the years, it’s believed to have been created in 2009 as a “carb free” pizza alternative for those following the South Beach Diet Plan and the Atkins Diet. Whereas I am not…
The Smell of Summer with a Floral Salad Recipe: Egg and Tomato Salad with Marigold & Chive Flowers
The Smell of Summer with a Floral Salad Recipe: Egg and Tomato Salad with Marigold & Chive Flowers I can officially declare that it is summer! The mercury has been steadily rising over the last four to five days and I am wearing shorts and t-shirts, so, it MUST be summer. My herb garden and…
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for July: Lamb & Rosemary Skewers,Raspberry Custard Bake and Summer Salad Recipes
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for July: Lamb & Rosemary Skewers,Raspberry Custard Bake and Summer Salad Recipes Core ingredients for July: Lamb, Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Beetroot and Raspberries July Menu: Summer Salad in a Jar Roasted Beetroot with Shallots Cucumber and Yoghurt Minted Dip Lamb and Rosemary Skewers Raspberry and Vanilla Custard Bake Welcome to…
Picnics, Salads and Paella! Under the Willow Tree with Salmon Spread and Russian Salad
Picnics, Salads and Paella! Under the Willow Tree with Salmon Spread and Russian Salad National Picnic Week 17th to 23rd June 2013 Take about twenty friends, a weeping willow tree, a sunny June day, a lake or two, some plastic chairs as well as deck chairs, a significant birthday, assorted salads, cake, paella and…
A “Secret” Baked Layer Cake: Scottish Rhubarb & Ginger Crunchy Streusel Cake Recipe
A “Secret” Baked Layer Cake: Scottish Rhubarb & Ginger Crunchy Streusel Cake Recipe The lovely Scottish preserves company Mackays sent me a selection of jams and curds recently with the suggestion that I bake something with them, as part of their #bakingwithmackays challenge, as well as creating a new recipe to be shared on their…
Old Fashioned Roses and an English Garden Salad with Cheese and Eggs
Old Fashioned Roses and an English Garden Salad with Cheese and Eggs Nodding seductively by the gate to the drive, are several beautiful old-fashioned shrub roses, some of them bought and some of them from cuttings by my very green-fingered mum, who simply sticks rose (and other plants) stems into soil and they all take!…
An Afternoon Tea with Buttermilk Scones: Win 12 pieces of Penzance Dinnerware with Churchill!
An Afternoon Tea with Buttermilk Scones: Win 12 pieces of Penzance Dinnerware with Churchill! As many of you might remember I am the official Churchill China Blogger! You can read all about my association with Churchill China in several previous posts here: Mothering Sunday and Blue & White China: Little Victoria Lemon Daisy Cakes Recipe and My…
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner – Sausage Meatballs, Fennel, Strawberry Jelly, Watercress & Scones Recipes
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for June – Sausage Meatballs, Fennel, Strawberry Jelly, Watercress & Scones Recipes – Core ingredients for JUNE: Sausages, Carrots, Fennel, Watercress, Spring Onions and Strawberries June Menu: Cream of Watercress Soup Cheese and Spring Onion Scones Sausage Meatball and Fennel Bake Little Fresh Strawberry Jellies Welcome to June’s Thrifty and…
Divine Dinner Party Classic: Baked Kiwi and Stem Ginger Cheesecake (Recipe)
Divine Dinner Party Classic: Baked Kiwi and Stem Ginger Cheesecake (Recipe) I often have friends over for dinner and although I have a repertoire of fail-safe recipes when it comes to informal gatherings, I like to make something a little different some times, and nearly always based on what I have on my pantry or…
5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters (185 Calories)
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…
World Baking Day……Cakes Galore and my Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sandwich Cake
World Baking Day……Cakes Galore and my Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sandwich Cake Are you brave enough to Bake Brave tomorrow, Sunday 19th May 2013? Just ONE more day to go, and you can choose from 100 wonderful cakes to make on the World Baking Day website here: World Baking Day 19th May – The…
Celebrating Britain’s Most Famous Snack – The Sandwich! Egg and Two Cress Sandwich Recipe
Celebrating Britain’s Most Famous Snack – The Sandwich! Egg and Two Cress Sandwich Recipe It was a moment of pure brilliance the night that the 4th Earl of Sandwich asked for his cold roast beef to be served between two sliced of bread, as not to dirty his playing cards, and so the “sandwich” was…
The Coffee Challenge with De’Longhi: Italian Coffee Mocha Kisses and Brandy Snaps
The Coffee Challenge with De’Longhi: Italian Coffee Mocha Kisses and Brandy Snaps There is nothing as nice as afternoon tea, unless it happens to be afternoon coffee. I am a bit of a tea and coffee snob, and only drink the best stuff, made in a tea-pot for tea and in a cafetière for coffee. So, when…
