The Caravan Trail A Victoria sponge cake (or Victoria Sandwich) is a tea time classic and is one of my favourite cakes; the recipe has royal provenance with the original recipe being attributed to Queen Victoria and her love for a “plain sponge cake”. The stalwart of all WI Cake tents, as well as being…
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Gluten Free Crustless Quiche Lorraine
#EggCentric Recipe The ubiquitous “Quiche” has wormed its way into the English language as a generic type of egg and cheese filling, which is baked in a pastry case, a kind of flan or tart as we used to call them when I was growing up, which is a shame for the authentic “Quiche Lorraine”…
Tenderstem® “Eat your Greens” Toad in the Hole
Vegetarian “Toad-in-the-Hole” Tenderstem® “Eat your Greens” Toad in the Hole is my latest recipe creation for all my veggie readers – it’s just as tasty as the sausage version, but uses the stems of Tenderstem®, sweet potatoes, shallots, onions, carrots, sun-dried tomatoes and cherry tomatoes in the batter instead of the usual bangers; serve this easy…
“Kladdkaka” Swedish Chocolate Fudge Cake
For the Longest Day, Summer Solstice and Midsummer Today’s recipe for “Kladdkaka” Swedish Chocolate Fudge Cake is in celebration for Midsummer and the longest day – the Summer Solstice, which happens to be today, the 20th June 2016; Midsummer follows on this week and falls on Friday the 24th June, which is great news, as it means…
Buttermilk Chive Waffles with Turkey & Cheesy Poached Eggs
For Good Friday and International Waffle Day Today is Good Friday, the start of Easter weekend, and a day of reflection; it’s the day that Jesus was crucified, and not a day for chocolate eggs, they follow on Easter Sunday, but it’s a day of church services and culinary moderation. I never normally serve meat…
Beremeal Parsley Scones with Seaweed Salt & Black Pepper
Beremeal from Barony Mill, Birsay, Orkney I love baking, it’s my favourite way to de-stress as well as putting home-made treats on the family tea time table; and, as well as baking, I am very keen to try new (or in this case, ancient) ingredients in my test kitchen – it stems from my very nomadic…
Clueless in France! Mini Ham, Cheese and Pepper Frittatas
Breakfast Ham, Cheese and Egg Cups with Peppers Hello from me, and with a frantic and very quick post today, one of many probably as I struggle to juggle cooking and writing lately! Today’s recipe is a bit of a gem and comes from The Mom Chef – Taking on Magazines, who was my assigned partner…
Beremeal, Golden Syrup & Orkney Pancakes
For Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day In two days time, we will all be flipping our way through the day, as we try to use up all the eggs, butter and cream in our larders, in accordance with the old practice to clear all those luxury ingredients in preparation for the start of Lent. Tuesday…
Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week
And for Fairtrade Fortnight This week is Breakfast Week in the UK, and as breakfast is one of my favourite meals of the day, and I DO eat it every day, it only seemed right that I share this recipe for Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week. With the slogan of “Shake up your Wake…
Healthy Three Cheese Macaroni Cheese Gratin
Weight Watchers Recipe I have held off mentioning the “D” word for the first week of January, but as followers on my social media channels will know, (due to the excess of healthy food photos) I am back on a diet! I say I, but in reality it’s the two of us, Malcolm my husband and…
North Country Creamed Turkey & Celery Hash
With Fenland Celery “Hash” Hash is a dish consisting of diced or chopped meat, potatoes, and spices that are mixed together and then cooked either alone or with other ingredients such as onions. The name is derived from the French verb hacher, to chop. So, Christmas Day is over, as well as Boxing Day too,…
Mini Cheese Scones with Creamy Peppadew Spread
Perfect for Festive Canapés! It’s PARTY time, for most of us, whether it be the ubiquitous “Office Party” where photocopy machines are often abused and misused, or school and house parties; it’s that time of year when after a famine of social events, I rarely have an evening free now! With only 8 days to…
Festive Roast Pumpkin and Peppadew Pepper Lasagne
A Make-Ahead Simple Family Recipe As the festive season approaches, I’m on the lookout for simple, tasty recipes that will cut through all that turkey, goose, duck and “pigs in blankets”; this recipe is one that I’m particularly pleased with, it’s a vegetarian lasagne with roast pumpkin – a seasonal star – and Peppadew Peppers,…
Celebration Raspberry and Almond Trifle
Cooking with a2Milk at Taste of London Trifle, that most quintessential of British desserts, layers of fluffy cream, dreamy custard, sherry soaked cake, fresh berries and tangy jelly, all bound together in one large bowl of deliciousness. Always seen on the Christmas Tea Table, as well as other celebratory occasions throughout the year. But what…
Feeling Fibrant! Apple & Oat Breakfast Muffins
Healthy Apple & Oat Breakfast Muffins As we slide into November, it’s important that we still follow the principals of what Cholesterol awareness messages we learnt throughout October……Quaker Oats is encouraging consumers to increase the amount of soluble fibre in their diets as it has been linked to lowering cholesterol. The #FeelingFibrant campaign aims to…
