“Cheesemas Tree” Cheese Board & Quick Pickles – Dispense with those little cheese and pineapple on sticks, ditch the cheese knife and get creative this Christmas and New Year with this fabulous and fun “Cheesemas Tree” Cheese Board and quick pickled veggies. Sarson’s Pickle in 15 Minutes Mediterranean Vinegar Blend Today’s recipe post is a…
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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…
Roast Parsnips with Brown Sugar and Cinnamon
These roast parsnips are far from a simple side dish. Adding a buttery coating alongside sweet cinnamon, sugar and lemon zest amplifies seasonal parsnips into something rather special. When preparing the parsnips, part-boil them first, as this makes sure they’re soft and fluffy on the inside after baking. Roasting parsnips in this tasty marinade enhances…
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…
“Rainbow Jumbles” Biscuits – Cookies
“Rainbow Jumbles” Biscuits – Cookies: An updated version of the classic British biscuit, Jumbles are an easy one pan biscuit that needs no rolling, and is perfect for the children to bake with you. with Bacofoil® Non-Stick Baking Paper Regular readers of Lavender and Lovage will know that I am an avid baker and I…
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…
Kung Pao Stir-Fry Chicken and Noodle Bowls
Kung Pao Stir-Fry Chicken and Noodle Bowls – Delicious bowls of noodles with spicy Kung Pao Chicken & Peppers, all made with ease using Lee Kum Kee’s ready-made Kung Pao Chicken Stir-Fry sauce, and on the table in under half an hour. Dinners in a Dash! With schools back in full swing now and with family…
Rainbow Heirloom Tomato Tart
Rainbow Heirloom Tomato Tart – This beautiful tart is easy to make and would make a stunning centrepiece for any summer buffet table or as part of an elegant picnic. There are only three main ingredients in the tart recipe, which relies on delicious British heirloom tomatoes, onion marmalade and puff pastry. If using non-butter…
Cheesy Roast New Potatoes with Wild Garlic
Cheesy Roast New Potatoes with Wild Garlic – This recipe is so easy to make and takes advantage of two seasonal stars of Spring, Jersey Royal potatoes and Wild Garlic. It’s made a little more decadent by the addition of cheese which melts over the roast potatoes – and who doesn’t love cheesy potatoes. with…
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 Cawl (Lamb & Vegetable Stew)
Welsh Cawl (Lamb & Vegetable Stew) – Cawl is often seen as being the national dish of Wales, my recipe is based on a traditional Welsh recipe for Cawl, but uses lamb steaks in place of a lamb joint, as was commonly used in times gone by. A bowl of cawl is usually accompanied by…
Healthy Chilli Taco Bake with Popchips
This recipe for Healthy Chilli Taco Bake with Popchips is extremely easy to prepare and cook, and makes a delicious midweek family supper dish, especially when served with fresh salad. The minced beef and pepper mixture can be cooked beforehand, making the dish even easier to assemble before you want to cook it. NB: Popchips…
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…
