[Ad] Avocado, Egg and Bacon on Sourdough Toast with Wild Garlic and Chive Flowers – Using Denhay’s New Wiltshire Cure Thick Cut Smoked Back bacon which is served with a Chestnut Maran poached egg, avocado on homemade sourdough toast with wild garlic, chives and chive flowers. A Fabulous Summer Breakfast or Brunch On Lavender &…
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Whole Roast Cauliflower Cheese with Wild Garlic
Whole Roast Cauliflower Cheese with Wild Garlic: A stunning and very easy to prepare cauliflower cheese that has wild garlic added to the quick cheese sauce. Perfect for any Spring supper or weekend luncheon. A May Day Spring Recipe Our back garden is currently swathed in bright green leaves with star-like white blossoms, it’s that…
Bacon, Cheese & Onion Spelt Muffins
[ad] Bacon, Cheese & Onion Spelt Muffins – A delicious and easy to make recipe using spelt flour, which is an ancient grain. These are perfect for a weekday breakfast or weekend brunch. Using spelt flour adds a nutty flavour and light texture, as well as being lower in gluten than normal wheat flour. with…
Blue Cheese, Ham and Fig Conserve Crêpes
Blue Cheese, Ham and Fig Conserve Crêpes – Delicious savoury crêpes that would make a fabulous family supper dish for any midweek meal or for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Savoury Crêpes for Pancake Day The climb to the top of the crowded hilltop street was hot, the sun beat down relentlessly and all I could think…
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…
Toasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry
Toasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry – A simple vegan curry that is packed with lots of your five-a-day and some fabulous spices, such a turmeric, ginger and chilli. A Tasty Vegan Curry Hello, so here we are nearly at the end of January 2019 already, I’m not sure how that happened! The month seemed to…
Turkey Hash Cakes with Quick Pickled Cauliflower & Clementines
Turkey Hash Cakes with Quick Pickled Cauliflower & Clementines – A great way make use of any festive leftovers, and so easy to make too. These little savoury cakes are gluten-free and dairy-free. with SARSON’S PICKLE IN 15 MINUTES MEDITERRANEAN VINEGAR BLEND Hello 2019 and welcome to my latest collaborative recipe with Sarson’s. Today’s recipe…
My life in South West France
My life in South West France:Notes and a seasonal recipe from my time living in, and from my kitchen in SW France. In collaboration with The France Show 2019 as an ambassador for the show. with THE FRANCE SHOW 2019 Be inspired by top French chefs and authors on the Flavours of France stage, sample…
Norfolk Plough Pudding for Plough Monday
Norfolk Plough Pudding for Plough Monday – A traditional English savoury steamed pudding recipe that originates from Norfolk in East Anglia. This is my Norfolk granny’s recipe and she used to serve it every Plough Monday, as well as throughout the winter period. A Traditional British Recipe Today’s’ recipe for Norfolk Plough Pudding for Plough Monday…
Truffle & Brie Festive Pasta Bake
Truffle & Brie Festive Pasta Bake – An elegant and fabulously easy pasta bake that would be perfect for Christmas Eve or Boxing day, plus it is on the table in under 30 minutes and makes use of store-cupboard ingredients. The truffle pesto adds a touch of luxury to this simple dish. Countdown to Christmas Quick…
Winter Beef Braise and Quick Pickled Vegetables
Winter Beef Braise and Quick Pickled Vegetables – A fabulous winter warmer with a quick 15 minute pickle of kale, parsnips and beetroot with juniper. This beef braise is cooked in the pressure-cooker and is on the table in under an hour, which makes it a handy mid-week dish for all the family. Sarson’s Pickle…
Hot and Sour Soup with Quick Pickled Vegetables
Hot and Sour Soup with Quick Pickled Vegetables – A delicious and authentic Hot and Sour Soup with chicken that is topped with a fabulous quick pickle of mushrooms, radishes and red onion for the final flourish. The pickle is ready in 15 minutes using some Sarson’s Pickle in 15 Minutes and sits quite happily…
Savoury Baked Apples
Savoury Baked Apples – Perk up your Sunday Lunch with these Savoury Baked Apples with Branston Smooth Pickle. They also make a tasty family supper dish when served with mashed potatoes and gravy. Bring out the Branston! I love a good pickle, and Branston Pickle has always featured on our family table here at Chez Lavender…
Mongolian Beef for Crocktober
Mongolian Beef for Crocktober – A deliciously spicy and sticky Asian inspired beef dish that is perfect for Halloween. Using my Crock-Pot 5.6L Express Multi Cooker, you can cook this slow on the slow cooker setting, or in 30 minutes using the pressure cooker setting. Crock-Pot Crocktober Halloween Meal Challenge I cannot believe how quickly…
Mini Beef Wellingtons with Boozy Berry Sauce
Mini Beef Wellingtons with Boozy Berry Sauce – These individual Beef Wellingtons would be perfect for any Staying In-In dinner party, or for Christmas and New Year, as well as for an elegant picnic. Made with ready-made puff pastry, they are a breeze to make and yet look professional and intricate. Staying In-In with Stoves I…