The Secret Recipe Club In preparation for an upcoming trip to Astypalaia, a small Greek island in the Aegean sea, it seemed only right to make a Greek Salad to accompany the moussaka I made for friends who came over for dinner the other night. I love a classic Greek Salad, or Shepherd’s Salad (Çoban Salatası)…
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Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon and Cheese
For The Secret Recipe Club “Hasselback Potatoes” The “Hasselback Potato”, also known as an Accordion Potato, is essentially a Swedish recipe which has travelled over time to various parts of the world. The recipe has its roots in Sweden and is named after Hasselbacken, a Stockholm restaurant which first served the preparation in the 1700s. After becoming a favourite…
Beremeal Parsley Scones with Seaweed Salt & Black Pepper
Beremeal from Barony Mill, Birsay, Orkney I love baking, it’s my favourite way to de-stress as well as putting home-made treats on the family tea time table; and, as well as baking, I am very keen to try new (or in this case, ancient) ingredients in my test kitchen – it stems from my very nomadic…
Creme Egg & Malteser Chocolate Tiffin Bundt Cake
A No-Bake Cake for Easter Hot on the heels of another Spring Recipe Post, for Apple Rose Tarts for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday) that I published a few days ago, I am very pleased to present with a chocolatey flourish, a brand new Easter baking recipe (or a non-baking recipe as it happens) for No-Bake Creme Egg & Malteser Chocolate…
Healthy Cauliflower Cheese
For the Weight Watchers Diet Cauliflower cheese, even the words sound comforting and warm, and, it was always called cauliflower cheese as opposed to cauliflower gratin in our household when I was growing up, a simple and frugal dish that was often on the table towards the end of the week (or month) when the…
Apple Rose Tarts for Mother’s Day
A Mothering Sunday Tea Time Treat Mothering Sunday, which the correct title for Mother’s Day in the UK, is just three days away now – this year the date falls on Sunday the 6th March, and just in time for this special day, I have created the prettiest tarts I’ve seen in a long time….
Salmon Fishcakes with Oatcake Crumb
Everything in Moderation! As part of a new “Everything In Moderation” series of recipes, let me introduce you to the mighty fish cake, and to be exact, a new recipe for Salmon Fishcakes with Oatcake Crumb. “Dry January” is a distant memory for some and we’ve all (probably) over indulged on Pancake Day and Valentine’s Day, however,…
Spiced Cinnamon and Coffee Buns
For Fairtrade Fortnight 29th February to 13th March 2016 Fairtrade Fortnight is just over a week away, and these Spiced Cinnamon and Coffee Buns would be perfect for any breakfasts, office lunch box treats or for afternoon tea. These little buns are made with Fairtrade coffee by Percol as well as Fairtrade brown sugar – they are…
Pork Sausage, Leek & Apple Pies
Loving sausage recipes from debbie&andrew’s Today is Valentine’s Day, and so today I would like to share a new recipe that was sent to me, along with some very fine sausages, that would just fit the bill for a hearty yet romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. I’ll be sharing my adapted recipe for Pork Sausage, Leek & Apple…
Clueless in France! Mini Ham, Cheese and Pepper Frittatas
Breakfast Ham, Cheese and Egg Cups with Peppers Hello from me, and with a frantic and very quick post today, one of many probably as I struggle to juggle cooking and writing lately! Today’s recipe is a bit of a gem and comes from The Mom Chef – Taking on Magazines, who was my assigned partner…
Savoury Sausage and Sage Baked Apples
With Roast Chicken for Bramley Apple Week It’s Bramley Apple week this week, from the 8th of February until Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February, we all have the extra opportunity of celebrating all things Bramley! I cook and bake with Bramley apples all year around, or to be more precise, when I can source…
Beremeal, Golden Syrup & Orkney Pancakes
For Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day In two days time, we will all be flipping our way through the day, as we try to use up all the eggs, butter and cream in our larders, in accordance with the old practice to clear all those luxury ingredients in preparation for the start of Lent. Tuesday…
Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week
And for Fairtrade Fortnight This week is Breakfast Week in the UK, and as breakfast is one of my favourite meals of the day, and I DO eat it every day, it only seemed right that I share this recipe for Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week. With the slogan of “Shake up your Wake…
Chutney Chicken and Vegetable Parcels
The Secret Recipe Club Today’s recipe for Chutney Chicken and Vegetable Parcels is one of the easiest and healthiest recipes I have made recently, and it was discovered when I was perusing the site of my assigned Secret Recipe Club chef for Group D’s first reveal of 2016. The Secret Recipe Club is a monthly cooking and…
Gold Hill and “Hovis” Granary Bread Loaf
Nostalgia with Flour and Yeast Today’s post is entitled Gold Hill and “Hovis” Granary Bread Loaf, and to those readers who aren’t British, the title may be a bit of a puzzle; what is Hovis bread, and where is Gold Hill and why is it mentioned? Well, Gold Hill is a very steep but beautiful cobbled street…
