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…
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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…
Somerset Goats in my Kitchen! Ethel’s Old Thyme Goat’s Cheese and Tomato Tart
Somerset Goats in my Kitchen! Ethel’s Old Thyme Goat’s Cheese and Tomato Tart I have been approached by a goat, Ethel to be precise; Ethel asked me if I would like to participate in a BIG culinary challenge, and who am I to refuse a goat! Ethel is one of the infamous Capricorn Goats from…
Fish on Friday and ON the BBQ! Chilli, Garlic & Lime Barbecued Salmon Parcels with Prawns
Fish on Friday and ON the BBQ! As promised in my Meal Planning Monday post, as well as in my fabulous Giveaway (to win £65 of fresh fish specially picked for the BBQ), here is my first BBQ recipe, and made with one of my favourite types of fish, salmon steaks. This is a DREAM of…
Loch Fyne Smoked Salmon Tartine (Tartine au saumon fumé) – perfect for a Jubilee Picnic!
Loch Fyne Smoked Salmon Tartine (Tartine au saumon fumé) Perfect for a Jubilee Picnic! I was lucky enough to be sent some wonderfull smoked salmon and a bottle of wine recently, from Loch Fyne, a fabulous Scottish company that provides a range of delicious seafood and larder products delivered directly to your door from the shores…
Best of British, Davidstow Cornish Cheddar and my Mum’s Cheese and Potato Pie for Family Suppers
Best of British, Davidstow Cornish Cheddar ~ Mum’s Cheese and Potato Pie ~ for Family Suppers This may not seem like a very seasonal dish to share just now, whilst we are all basking in temperatures in the upper 20’s, but this really is an all year around recipe that is VERY family and child friendly and…
Flaming June: Getting ready for the Salad Season – Fantastique Jam Jar French Dressing
Flaming June: Getting ready for the Salad Season ~ Fantastique Jam Jar French Dressing ~ The weather has been positively balmy lately, and the mercury has been soaring……it seems that “Wet May” has disappeared and we will soon be into “Flaming June”, which coincidently is the name of one of my favourite paintings by Lord Frederic Leighton. This…
Regal Pear and Chocolate Pavlova Crown – MORE baking for the Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off
Regal Pear and Chocolate Pavlova Crown MORE baking for the Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off Forman & Field Mystery Box Ingredients for the Jubilee Bake Off I DID promise you a second Jubilee Bake Off recipe yesterday, but I was so busy that I didn’t have a chance to post it…….however, today is REGAL…
Hasty Tasty Baked Plaice with Chive Butter (Gluten Free) for Fish on Friday
Hasty Tasty Baked Plaice with Chive Butter (Gluten Free) Fish on Friday Today’s Fish on Friday’s recipe is made with one of my favourite fishes, Plaice. I love plaice, but sadly it seems to have fallen out of favour in the UK. Gone are the days when a nice fillet of breaded plaice was the…
Herbs on Saturday: Elizabethan English Herb and Flower Salad with Honey Dressing
Herbs on Saturday Elizabethan English Herb and Flower Salad with Honey Dressing An old Elizabethan salad recipe, but with an air of modernity about it, and totally suitable for the modern-day table as our interest increases in herbal and floral remedies to ease us through today’s busy, stressful and hectic lifestyle. I have made some suggestions about…
Anyone for Cricket? The Cricket Club Sandwich for British Sandwich Week
Anyone for Cricket? The Cricket Club Sandwich for British Sandwich Week This is a rapid post for today as I am meeting friends in London for lunch, and I need to get this scheduled to publish before I shoot off. However, to continue with the support for the best thing since sliced bread, the sarnie, I am sharing my second…
The Lavender and Lovage Sandwich Bar for British Sandwich Week! Three Cheese Spring Spread
The Lavender and Lovage Sandwich Bar British Sandwich Week Three Cheese Spring Spread Following on from British Bread week, what better time than to celebrate the humble “sarnie” or “butty” – one of our greatest British inventions, the Sandwich! This year, British Sandwich Week is celebrating 250 years of the humble sarnie…….and there is a…
Easy Family Supper: Baked Garlic Prawn & Spaghetti Gratin ~ A One Pot Meal!
Easy Family Supper ~ Baked Garlic Prawn & Spaghetti Gratin ~ A One Pot Meal! A fabulous and easy family supper that only uses one pot – well, one baking tray actually! This is one of the recipes that I promised to share with you from my meal plan on Tuesday: Meal Planning Tuesday – The…
Family Feast Tuesday – Oven Baked Chicken and Aubergine (Egg Plant) Parmigiana
~ Family Feast Tuesday ~ Oven Baked Chicken and Aubergine (Egg Plant) Parmigiana As part of my meal plan this week, this recipe made an appearance on Tuesday……it seems a little strange mentioning feast in the same week that I am attempting to live below the line, but, this is a real family feast of…
Fish on Friday and a LOVELY Recipe ~ Hot Smoked Salmon Wellington for a Scottish Supper
Fish on Friday and a LOVELY Recipe ~ Hot Smoked Salmon Wellington ~ for a Scottish Supper It’s a Scottish supper as I realised after I had cooked this meal that I had used fabulous Scottish Hot Smoked Salmon from John at Delish Fish, gorgeous Kestrel potatoes from Scotty Brand as well as their delicious…
