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…
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Summer Holiday Baking: Pear,Walnut & Goat’s Cheese Breakfast Buns (Muffins)
Summer Holiday Baking: Pear,Walnut & Goat’s Cheese Breakfast Buns (Muffins) I have been jamming, as in making the sweet conserve, and baking……the wet and cold weather brings out the baker and preserver in me……as if I need to feed the soul and lay down stores for the winter. By nine o’clock this morning I…
Cake Stall Baking ~ Double Chocolate and Summer Berries Truffle Slice
~ Cake Stall Baking ~ Double Chocolate and Summer Berries Truffle Slice I’ve been baking….Cake Stall Baking, baking with chocolate and summer berries, and salted butter, and cocoa…..it’s been a veritable feast of calorie laden ingredients and the kitchen has been infused with a rich chocolatey aroma…..it’s great to break free of calorie counting and diets now…
Scotch Griddle Cakes with Heather Honey for Scotland and Best of British
Scotch Griddle Cakes with Heather Honey for Scotland and Best of British How I LOVE Britain’s diverse and unique cuisine……from John O’ Groats to Land’s End, and in-between of course, we are a nation rich in regional recipes; dishes and ingredients that take advantage of the our farming heritage, as well as the seas that surround our wonderful island…
Low Calorie Vanilla Bean Scones for a Wimbledon Strawberries & Cream Tea
Low Calorie Vanilla Bean Scones for a Wimbledon Strawberries & Cream Tea I swore to myself that I wouldn’t cash in on the “W” word on my blog, and it has been easier enough not to mention it until now…….but now, I find myself with a PERFECT Wimbledon recipe, and it’s gone STRAIGHT in to…
Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sponge Cake for Lavender and Lovage’s 1st Year Blog Birthday!
Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sponge Cake for Lavender and Lovage’s 1st Year Blog Birthday! Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday Lavender and Lovage, Happy Birthday to me! Yes, it’s hard to believe, but the 28th June 2012 is my FIRST year’s birthday as a Blog and a food Blogger……it was a year…
Pudding Basins in Summer? A Twist on Two Classics: Berry Bread & Butter Summer Pudding
Pudding Basins in Summer? A Twist on Two Classics: Berry Bread & Butter Summer Pudding If you think pudding basins are strictly for the winter, think again! I use my pudding basins throughout the year as mixing bowls, storage bowls, salad bowls for picnics, ice cream containers and of course, for puddings! So, when I…
The Original Cup Cake – Little Coffee Cup Chocolate-Chip Cakes with Vanilla Cream Froth
The Original Cup Cake Little Coffee Cup Chocolate-Chip Cakes with Vanilla Cream Froth Forgive me if I have a little rant, but I am not a cupcake baker……..I make fairy cakes, butterfly cakes, buns and little cakes, but not cupcakes! I know, I know……I need to move with the times, but the thing is this,…
Cornish Gold for Best of British – Annie’s Cornish Pasties
Cornish Gold for Best of British – Annie’s Cornish Pasties – Now I realise that there is another Annie’s Cornish Pasty recipe, the ones that are VERY famous and are sold in Ann’s shop in Helston, on The Lizard in Cornwall…….and, as it happens, I have tried Ann’s pasties many times and I can vouch for…
Somerset Scramble – Scrambled Eggs with Goat’s Cheese, perfect for Breakfast, Brunch or High Tea
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…
More Jubilee Baking and little Red, White & Blue Strawberries and Cream Jubilee Cakes
More Jubilee Baking Little Red, White & Blue Strawberries and Cream Jubilee Cakes Something rather wonderful happened today……there was a knock at the door and there waiting for me, on the doorstep, was a GORGEOUS delivery of Scottish Strawberries, from Scotty Brand! I am very proud to be one of the Scotty Brand Bloggers, and…
Best of British, Davidstow Cornish Cheddar and my Mum’s Cheese and Potato Pie for Family Suppers
Best of British, Davidstow Cornish Cheddar ~ Mum’s Cheese and Potato Pie ~ for Family Suppers This may not seem like a very seasonal dish to share just now, whilst we are all basking in temperatures in the upper 20’s, but this really is an all year around recipe that is VERY family and child friendly and…
Regal Pear and Chocolate Pavlova Crown – MORE baking for the Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off
Regal Pear and Chocolate Pavlova Crown MORE baking for the Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off Forman & Field Mystery Box Ingredients for the Jubilee Bake Off I DID promise you a second Jubilee Bake Off recipe yesterday, but I was so busy that I didn’t have a chance to post it…….however, today is REGAL…
Royal Elderflower & Lemon Curd Butterfly Cakes for the Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off
Royal Elderflower & Lemon Curd Butterfly Cakes Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off When I was asked by Forman & Field if I would like to participate in a special Jubilee Bake Off, it took me a nano second to say YES! I mean come on, it’s the Jubilee, it’s baking and it’s with fabulous ingredients…
Fairtrade – is it Fair to All? Random Musings and Honey, Banana & Blueberry Breakfast Buns
Fairtrade – is it Fair to All? Random Musings and Honey, Banana & Blueberry Breakfast Buns Good morning! Before I have all of the Fairtrade supporters wading in to admonish me, let me explain, and VERY quickly, that I AM a Fairtrade supporter myself! But, I also feel a certain amount of unease on a more personal level about Fairtrade for all…….let…
