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 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…
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…
More Jubilee Baking and little Red, White & Blue Strawberries and Cream Jubilee Cakes
More Jubilee Baking Little Red, White & Blue Strawberries and Cream Jubilee Cakes Something rather wonderful happened today……there was a knock at the door and there waiting for me, on the doorstep, was a GORGEOUS delivery of Scottish Strawberries, from Scotty Brand! I am very proud to be one of the Scotty Brand Bloggers, 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…
Royal Elderflower & Lemon Curd Butterfly Cakes for the Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off
Royal Elderflower & Lemon Curd Butterfly Cakes Forman & Field Jubilee Bake Off When I was asked by Forman & Field if I would like to participate in a special Jubilee Bake Off, it took me a nano second to say YES! I mean come on, it’s the Jubilee, it’s baking and it’s with fabulous ingredients…
Fairtrade – is it Fair to All? Random Musings and Honey, Banana & Blueberry Breakfast Buns
Fairtrade – is it Fair to All? Random Musings and Honey, Banana & Blueberry Breakfast Buns Good morning! Before I have all of the Fairtrade supporters wading in to admonish me, let me explain, and VERY quickly, that I AM a Fairtrade supporter myself! But, I also feel a certain amount of unease on a more personal level about Fairtrade for all…….let…
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…
