Baked Rhubarb & Strawberry Clafoutis Pancake – A delicious oven baked clafoutis style pancake that is served with rhubarb & strawberry conserve and an oat & almond crumble topping. Easy Weekend Breakfast or Brunch Recipe It’s Friday and that means it’s nearly the weekend which for me means a bit of down time, although I…
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Healthy Indian Style Chicken Kebabs
Healthy Indian Style Chicken Kebabs – Low in fat but full of flavour, these kebabs are cooked in an ActiFry Genius XL machine in half an hour. Serve these tender chicken kebabs with salad, raita and mini naan breads for a healthy and quickly cooked Indian Fakeaway. The Tefal ActiFry New Year’s Revolution Challenge A…
Baked “Cake Crumb” Mincemeat Pudding
Baked “Cake Crumb” Mincemeat Pudding – Based on the traditional College Pudding, this pudding uses Panettone cake crumbs as part of the ingredients, as well as mincemeat, all left over from Christmas; serve with vanilla custard for a delicious & thrifty winter pudding. A Proper Winter’s Pud! Today’s post is all about leftovers again, as we…
Hazelnut & Chocolate Chip Cappuccino Cake
Hazelnut & Chocolate Chip Cappuccino Cake – A glamorous cake that is coffee flavoured with chocolate chips, hazelnuts & a creamy cappuccino frosting. “Let’s Have Cake” for Doves Farm 40th Birthday I love baking as regular Lavender and Lovage readers will know, and I also love to bake celebratory cakes, so when Doves Farm approached…
Mum’s Recipe for Michaelmas Dumplings
Mum’s Recipe for Michaelmas Dumplings – My mum’s recipe for fluffy apple filled dumplings that are cooked with seasonal blackberries. This is a wonderful way to end an autumn meal, whether it be for the family during the week or a celebratory dinner party. Serve these dumplings with fresh pouring cream or home-made custard. Hedgerow Harvest…
A Visit to Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO on Anglesey
A Visit to Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO on Anglesey – One cold but sunny morning, I set off to Anglesey, just an hour from where I live in North Wales, to visit Halen Môn Sea Salt Saltcote, for a private behind-the-scenes tour and a salt tasting experience. Today’s post is an overview of my…
Welsh Shearing Cake (Cacen Gneifo)
Welsh Shearing Cake (Cacen Gneifo) A traditional recipe for a Welsh seed cake, and one that would have been served to the sheep shearers during shearing season. This buttery cake would have originally used bacon fat in place of butter, although the caraway seeds and peel are authentic to older country recipes. A Traditional Welsh…
Smoked Cheese & Onion Straws
Smoked Cheese & Onion Straws – Made with excess Festive ingredients, such as puff pastry and smoked cheese from the cheese board, these are posh enough for cocktail nibbles as well as being perfect for the school lunch box, and, these tasty little smoked cheese numbers are easy to make and are loved by all…
Vanilla Honey Pikelets with Blueberries & Yogurt
Vanilla Honey Pikelets with Blueberries & Yogurt – Easily made, these “Pikelets”, also known as “Crempog” in Wales, and “Scotch Pancakes” or “Drop Scones” in Scotland, are delicious little, fluffy pancakes resembling a thin crumpet, and are perfect for breakfast when served with honey, yogurt and fresh blueberries. Wake Up Better for Pancake Day Breakfast,…
Christmas Eve Fireside Supper Chicken & Ham Pie
Christmas Eve Fireside Supper Chicken & Ham Pie – A delectable and hearty pie which is perfect for a cosy Christmas Eve fireside supper, especially when served with a glass of chilled Provence Rosé wine. with Provence Wines UK It’s finally here! It’s Christmas Eve and it’s time for me, at least, to put down…
Parsnip, Potato & Sprouts Cheese Gratin
Parsnip, Potato & Sprouts Cheese Gratin – Using Christmas Day lunch leftovers for Boxing Day Brunch, this tasty recipe is easy to make and can be adapted to whatever veggies you have to hand. with Primula Cheese I don’t know about you, but I remember Primula cheese with much affection, as it was used in…
Anglesey Eggs (Ŵyau Ynys Môn)
Anglesey Eggs (Ŵyau Ynys Môn) – This classic Welsh recipe of mashed potatoes with leeks & hard boiled eggs, is baked in a cheese sauce with a crisp crumb topping, and makes a thrifty and tasty midweek supper dish for all the family. with Co-Op Irresistible Mashing Potatoes Today’s recipe is a classic, Anglesey Eggs (Ŵyau…
Welsh Lamb Cornbread Cobbler
Welsh Lamb Cornbread Cobbler – A slightly kicked-up spicy lamb casserole using PGI Welsh Lamb with a baked cornbread cobbler topping, perfect for a Winter’s Day! with PGI Welsh Lamb What an appropriate day to post my latest recipe for Welsh Lamb Cornbread Cobbler, the perfect family supper dish for the beginning of November, and the day…
Devilishly Tasty Mini Toad-in-the-Holes
Devilishly Tasty Mini Toad-in-the-Holes, these mini “Toads” are perfect for Halloween or Bonfire parties, and are served with spicy tomato & chilli relish Seasonal Recipe using Shaws 1889 Devilish Tomato & Chilli Relish It’s that time of year again, the nights are drawing in and there’s a definite nip in the air early mornings and…
Pork Medallions in a Brown Butter & Sage Sauce
Pork Medallions in a Brown Butter & Sage Sauce: An easy, healthy and tasty one-pan family supper dish for midweek that is on the table in under half an hour. A Simple Family Supper Recipe You know that feeling, it’s half way through the school holidays, the weather isn’t playing ball for a BBQ and you…
