5:2 Diet Meal Plan for Fast Days: Low-Calorie Haddock Goujons with Garlic Panko Crumb (Recipe) The first full week in the New Year after all of the festivities brings me back to earth with a heavy bump, and it ‘s back onto my 5:2 diet plan with a vengeance. I have managed to fit in the…
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Twelfth Night, Epiphany and Delicious Bread! King Cake: Rosca de Reyes (Recipe)
Twelfth Night, Epiphany and Delicious Bread! King Cake: Rosca de Reyes (Recipe) Regular Lavender and Lovage readers may remember that I entered a baking contest recently here: La Rosca de Reyes (King Cake) ~ For a Spanish Inspired Christmas & New Year, sadly I didn’t win, you can’t win them all, but I did come in as…
Think Pink! Real Bread: Beetroot and Walnut Bread Rolls Recipe
Think Pink! Real Bread: Beetroot and Walnut Bread Rolls Recipe Real bread……that most elemental of all foods, the smell is homely, comforting, enticing, warm and yeasty……it’s the staff of life, the essential vehicle for beans, cheese, ham as well as being the ideal accompaniment to soups, stews and casseroles. How is “real bread” defined? The…
5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipes: Coronation Potato Salad and Low-Fat Pan-Fried Garlic Hake Fillets
5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipes: Coronation Potato Salad and Low-Fat Pan-Fried Garlic Hake Fillets The time between Christmas and New Year is a strange one on the culinary front – there is a plethora of sweets, cakes, pies, biscuits and other rich pickings from the savoury buffet table, as well as piles of turkey no…
Boxing Day Brunch – Ham and Bubble and Squeak (Recipe)
Boxing Day Brunch – Ham and Bubble and Squeak (Recipe) I hope your Christmas day was a wonderful day, filled with good food, wine, friends and family…..as mine was. Today, the 26th December, is Boxing Day in the UK and St Stephen’s Day…….The exact etymology of the term “boxing” is unclear, but it appears to…
Rudolph The Red Nosed Potato! Mini Potato Dauphinoise Muffins for Christmas Day (Recipe)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Potato! Mini Potato Dauphinoise Muffins for Christmas Day (Recipe) It’s now officially Christmas week – that’s the week that precedes Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and that means it’s not long now. Our Christmas menu has been planned, and I will reveal all nearer the time, but, I can tell you that we will be…
A Family Favourite and Winter Warmer: Traditional Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mash (Recipe)
A Family Favourite and Winter Warmer: Traditional Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mash (Recipe) I am a Scotty Brand Blogger – this means every few weeks I receive a lovely package of fresh fruit or vegetables, from spuds to strawberries and raspberries to carrots, I have been lucky enough the receive all of these beautifully fresh, Scottish locally…
Tea Time Treats, Chocolate and Little Spiced Chocolate Christmas Tree Cakes Recipe
Tea Time Treats, Chocolate and Little Spiced Chocolate Christmas Tree Cakes Recipe I have been playing in the kitchen, now and then the urge to make childlike cakes and bakes takes over, and I need to be immersed in piping bags, edible glitter and lovely little cake decorations. There needs to be rich chocolate in the air…
Day Eight on the Advent Calendar: Christmas Trees and Bacon, Cheese & Garlic Fougasse Recipe
Day Eight on the Advent Calendar: 8th December: Christmas Trees and Bacon, Cheese & Garlic Fougasse Recipe It’s time to talk trees, Christmas trees…….real trees or faux trees, what’s you preference? I have always loved a real Christmas tree, and avalanches of needle drop have never really bothered me – the smell and “presence” of…
Fish on Friday: Pan-Fried Garlic and Peppered Hake Fillets Recipe
Fish on Friday: Pan-Fried Garlic and Peppered Hake Fillets Recipe From boat to plate in under a week is how I like my fish, no thousands of miles of being frozen in blocks on container ships, from the Far East or Bangladesh, but into my frying pan within a few days of being caught in the…
A 5:2 Fast Day Diet Winter Meal Plan with Low Calorie Highland Stew Recipe
A 5:2 Fast Day Diet Winter Meal Plan with Low Calorie Highland Stew Recipe I know what you all thinking, it’s all been quiet on the 5:2 diet front lately; well, what with doing my Wartime Kitchen and preparing for Christmas, I have not had time to post any meal plans, or indeed any of…
Day Five on the Advent Calendar and Mini Cheese, Cranberry and Walnut Scones Recipe
Day Five on the Advent Calendar: Mini Cheese, Cranberry and Walnut Scones Recipe Day Five on the Advent Calendar: 5th December: Today is day five on the Lavender and Lovage Advent Calendar and what an appropriate window to open, and find a nutcracker, as my recipe today is Mini Cheese, Cranberry and Walnut Scones. I have to admit…
Kenwood Christmas Menu: “All the Trimmings” Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples Recipe
Kenwood Christmas Menu: “All the Trimmings” Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples Recipe Day Three on the Advent Calendar: 3rd December: I can’t believe it is already the 3rd of December, and week three of the Kenwood Christmas Menu; this exciting challenge sees myself and four other food bloggers, Beth, Sian, Becs and Eliza, bake and…
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe I love these biscuits (cookies), they are a real blast from the past and I have fond memories of them from my childhood – making these oaty morsels with my grandmother and my mum. These are not to be confused with Leicestershire Bosworth…
Brilliant British Bakeware: Chicken & Leek Patchwork Pie, Mince Pies and Mincemeat Recipes
Brilliant British Bakeware: Chicken & Leek Patchwork Pie, Mince Pies and Mincemeat Recipes I know I am always banging on about British ingredients and products on my blog, but, it’s important to me that I try to fly the flag for all things British, especially in these austere times when buying British may help keep companies afloat…
