An Easy Family Midweek Supper Oven Roasted Tomato and Spring Onion Pasta in a Balsamic Drizzle I am staying at my sister’s at the moment, and after a busy day out and about, this was a simple supper that I rustled up in about half an hour. Lovely baby plum tomatoes are oven roasted with…
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Team Capricorn! Olympic Power Salad with Goat’s Cheese, Fruit and Nuts
Team Capricorn! Olympic Power Salad with Goat’s Cheese, Fruit and Nuts #CapricornChallenge Not more Goat’s cheese I can hear you saying, or maybe not if you love it as much as I do! But, the thing is this, the hamper that I was sent from Ethel the Goat at Capricorn Goat’s Cheese was stuffed with such amazing ingredients,…
Cornish Gold for Best of British – Annie’s Cornish Pasties
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Very Merry Soup Month of May! Curried Scottish Carrot and Lentil Soup
The Very Merry Soup Month of May! Curried Scottish Carrot and Lentil Soup Who would have thought that in May I would still be hankering after soup to warm the soul as well as me! We are only two days into May and already I am planning more soup days….. which, as it happens is fine,…
Fish on Friday – Chilli and Garlic Blackened Salmon Fillets
~ Fish on Friday ~ Chilli and Garlic Blackened Salmon Fillets Here we are again, it’s Friday already…….it doesn’t seem like a week ago that I was posting about some wonderful smoked haddock I used for last Friday’s supper, Omelette Arnold Bennett. This week I am showcasing some great salmon fillets……all boned and ready to cook,…
Ladies in Beef! British Beef Week, St George’s Day & Pub Style Peppered Stilton Steaks With Charred Onions and Chips
Ladies in Beef! British Beef Week and St George’s Day Pub Style Peppered Stilton Steaks With Charred Onions and Chips Celebrate Great British Beef Week 23rd to 30th April Monday the 23rd April is the start of British Beef Week, as well as St George’s Day of course; I consider myself to be British, and…
Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps
Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps National Bread Week 16th – 22nd April 2012 is National Bread Week in the UK For my last bread post for British Bread Week I am sharing my Mum’s recipe for Baps, Scottish Morning Rolls. These classic Scottish bread rolls…
