– Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True! Plus, Top Tips in the Kitchen Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to watch her mummy and grandmother bake – she sat on a stool in the corner of the kitchen and watched them weigh and sift…
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Down Memory Lane – Knickerbocker Glory, the Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae
~ Down Memory Lane ~ Knickerbocker Glory The Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae Down my memory lane are tall hedges with berries, grassy banks covered with primroses and violets; bluebell woods, babbling brooks and tree houses. Hot summer days with the drowsy humming of bees, sandwiches wrapped in greaseproof paper and bottled “pop” in bottles with pot lids…
Saturday Supper Club – Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese
~ Saturday Supper Club ~ Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese I often make sweet clafoutis, especially with cherries, but recently I ate a savoury one in a local restaurant, and it was delicious. Much lighter than a gratin or a traditional Quiche and a wonderful, colourful recipe idea for…
Yorkshire Fish Pie with a Rosti Potato Topping for Fish on Friday
~ Yorkshire Fish Pie with a Rosti Potato Topping ~ Fish on Friday Here we are again, Friday! I have had such a busy week since I was last here (posting my fishy recipes), and therefore I am only sharing one recipe with you today – I do like to slip a couple of fishy…
Baking for Easter – The History of Traditional Hot Cross Buns and Hot Cross Bun Recipe
Baking for Easter The History of Hot Cross Buns ~ Traditional Hot Cross Buns Recipe ~ Hot Cross buns have quite a history behind them; the idea of marking crosses on baked goods such as bread, cakes and buns goes right back to pre-Medieval times and was a visible sign that the bread was “blessed”…
Mothering Sunday and Tea in the Parlour with Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies
Mothering Sunday ~Tea in the Parlour ~ Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies ~ Happy Mother’s Day to my Mum ~ Of all the British holidays, feast days and celebrations, this is one of my favourites – not only does it give me the chance to visit and treat my mum, but it also heralds the…
Scottish Seafood Chowder – Cullen Skink my way…….with Smoked Whiting
– Scottish Seafood Chowder – Cullen Skink my way…….with Smoked Whiting Fish on Friday This is my second fishy post of the day, a Fish in Friday double bonus. And, this wonderful soup has just been devoured for lunch along with crusty baguette and butter. As part of the Fish Fanatics scheme, of which I…
Herbs on Saturday – English Cream of Sorrel Soup with Peas
– Herbs on Saturday – English Cream of Sorrel Soup with Peas My herb for today is Sorrel and is one if my favourite herbs; I love it in soups, sauces, salads in with fish. Sorrel is a very old herb that has been used throughout the centuries in England, as well as the rest…
Fish on Friday – Old-Fashioned Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash
– Fish on Friday – Old-Fashioned Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash It’s FRIDAY and that can only mean one thing, FISH! And, as it is British Pie Week, I decided to treat us all to a comforting old-fashioned style fish pie……with a cheesy mashed potato topping, just like mum’s. As a fish fanatic, I recently…
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets One of my recent cake inventions – a standard Victoria Sandwich Sponge with a few delicious additions. Fresh oranges and lemons, lemon curd, crystallised violets and mascarpone cheese make this basic sponge cake moist and special enough for the Easter Sunday tea-time table,…
A Scottish Seafood Supper – Scotch Rarebit with Smoked Haddock
– A Scottish Seafood Supper – Scotch Rarebit with Smoked Haddock As you may all be aware by now, I am a Fish Fanatic! In two senses – I love fish and seafood and I cook with it at least three to four times a week and, I actually am a fish fanatic on the…
Pies, Simple Simon Met a Pieman ~ Raised Chicken and Ham Pie
Pies, Simple Simon met a Pieman and ~ Raised Chicken and Ham Pie ~ Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair; Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Let me taste your ware” Said the pieman to Simple Simon “Show me first your penny” Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Sir, I have not…
