~ Sepia Saturday ~ Eighty Years of Baking with Be-Ro Melting Moments (Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe I have had this idea for several months, but I decided to launch my Sepia Saturday after entering Dom’s Random Recipes last month – we all had to “show and tell” about our cookbooks and I duly complied with my post…
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British Classics, Elizabeth Shaw, Be-Ro and an Olympic Medal Milk Chocolate Cake Recipe
British Classics, Elizabeth Shaw and Be-Ro Olympic Medal Milk Chocolate Cake Recipe Christmas arrived early for me recently, as I was sent a FABULOUS hamper of chocolate by one of my favourite British chocolate companies, Elizabeth Shaw. I was brought up with Elizabeth Shaw – their chocolates ALWAYS made an appearance for birthdays, Christmas and other special occasions, including dinner parties too. And,…
The Hot & Spicy Breakfast Club! Mexican Breakfast Eggs – Two Ways
The Hot & Spicy Breakfast Club! Mexican Breakfast Eggs – Two Ways I LOVE breakfast and I LOVE Mexican food, so when I saw that Heather from Girlichef was the guest host for Helen’s (Fuss Free Flavours) Monthly Breakfast Club, and that her theme was MEXICAN, I knew in a flash I was IN –…
Lammas Day, Yorkshire Day and my Grandma’s Yorkshire Season Pudding with Herbs
Lammas Day, Yorkshire Day and my Grandma’s Yorkshire Season Pudding with Herbs Today is Lammas Day and Yorkshire Day………but let’s talk about Lammas Day first; the traditional beginning of harvest falls on the first of August and is called Lammas day. (This is believed to be a corruption of “loaf-mass”, due to the loaves of bread…
Visit the Beautiful and Diverse County of Yorkshire for Great Food and the Best of British
Visit the Beautiful and Diverse County of Yorkshire for Great Food and the Best of British What comes to mind when you think of Yorkshire? Cricket, Whippets, Flat Caps, Miners, Moors, Dales or the Sea? Or do you think of Fat Rascals, Yorkshire Pudding, Parkin, Rhubarb, Pikelets, Wensleydale Cheese and Fish and Chips? England’s largest…
Fish on Friday: Low-Fat Cumin Scented Plaice Goujons with a Panko Crumb
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…
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 had…
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…
