Sausage, Cranberry, Red Onion & Walnut Stuffing – A quick and easy stiffing made in the Vitamix® Ascent™ for hassle free and tasty Christmas or Festive entertaining. Upgrade your Christmas Flavours with the Vitamix® Ascent™ I’m officially in love, I have a new toy and I haven’t stopped playing with it since it arrived! I have a…
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Toasted Veggie Club Sandwich
Toasted Veggie Club Sandwich – A delectable multi-layered club sandwich made with Camembert, Red Onion, Carrot, Tomato, Fresh Basil and Sacla’ Roasted Pepper Pesto with Cream Cheese. This is a big sarnie, and would make the perfect midweek family supper when served with a big bowl of fresh salad on the side. with Sacla’ Roasted…
Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Light and Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits with Southern Style Sausage Gravy – These fabulous Biscuits are perfect with creamy sausage gravy for breakfast & brunch or for Cast Iron Casseroles. Southern Style Breakfast & Brunch Recipes When is a Biscuit a Scone and a Cookie a Biscuit? Biscuit is a term used for a variety of…
Vietnamese Bánh Mì Sandwich
Vietnamese Bánh Mì Sandwich – My recipe for a classic Vietnamese Bánh Mì sandwich is based on the most popular variant of this snack, Bánh mì xá xíu, (BBQ or smoked pork) and uses some extra fusion ingredients, namely Korean Kimchi in place of the usual Do Chua pickled carrots and daikon radishes. with Kimchi or…
Beer and Cheese Bread in a Crock
Beer and Cheese Bread in a Crock – Delicious “no knead” artisan style bread made in a cast iron crock, using a fabulous unfiltered rye IPA & Vintage Cheddar; the recipe is based on my ever popular “Our Daily Bread in a Crock – Weekly Make and Bake Rustic Bread” with Longhorn Unfiltered Rye IPA…
Peach Melba Sherry Trifle
Peach Melba Sherry Trifle; a delicious summery trifle that’s made with fresh raspberries, fresh peaches, Cream Sherry soaked cake, creamy custard & whipped cream, decorated with more fruit and amaretti biscuits. Memories of an Old-Fashioned British Dessert The clock ticked seductively in the background, barely heard above the animated conversation as the elderly sisters relived…
Old-Fashioned Chewy Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies
Old-Fashioned Chewy Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies – Delicious cookies, with a soft and chewy centre, just like grandma used to make! Relaxed Happy Weekend Baking It’s the weekend, and I’ve more or less caught up with lots of my commissioned work, plus the weather has taken a turn for the worse, it’s cold and rainy; so, it’s…
Guilt-Free Baked Doughnuts (Donuts)Three Ways!
Weight Watchers Friendly If truth be known, I’m more of a savoury person and I always gravitate to the sausage rolls and cheese straws on a buffet, but, I love a sweet treat now and then, and as an avid baker, cakes regularly make their way to our table! When it comes to doughnuts however,…
Camembert “Scotch Eggs” with Honey Mustard Dip
with Le Rustique Camembert Cheese Camembert “Scotch Eggs” with Honey Mustard Dip – these delicious “Scotch Eggs” hide a cheesy secret inside! Two delicious flavours, herby pork sausage meat and black pudding, are each wrapped around a cube of Le Rustique Camembert which after being deep-fried, oozes seductively. Dunk the “eggs” into a tangy, sweet honey…
Oven Roasted Herb Crusted New Potatoes
with Cornish New Potatoes Today’s recipe for Oven Roasted Herb Crusted New Potatoes, is a real winner – using a seasonal star, Cornish New Potatoes; Cornish new potatoes are only in season from the middle of June until end of July, they are the first UK mainland crop of the year and signal the start of summer,…
21st Century Coronation Chicken
A fabulously easy and lighter version of the classic 1950’s Coronation Chicken, my quick recipe for 21st Century Coronation Chicken uses reduced fat mayonnaise, half fat crème frâiche and some amazing caramelised red onion chutney (and chunky mango chutney) from Shaws of Huddersfield with Shaws of Huddersfield Coronation Chicken is one of my favourite recipes,…
Chicken & Corn Nachos with Jalapeno Dressing
5:2 Diet Recipe – 280 Calories Weight Watchers – 7 Smart Points I’m back in the diet wagon! All of these fabulous press trips recently have seen me overindulge, and as I am going away again very soon, I decided it was time to do a few 5:2 diet fast days; so, here is my…
Updating a Classic! Bacon and Egg Caesar Salad
A Summer Supper Special Today’s post for Updating a Classic! Bacon and Egg Caesar Salad, is all about speed and a plethora of eggs! It was a hot late spring day, just a few weeks ago – I’d been writing some commissioned work since about 6am in the morning, and I could sense that it was time…
Confetti “Funfetti” Chiffon Cake for Easter Sunday Tea
A Spring & Summer Celebration Cake Confetti “Funfetti” Chiffon Cake for Easter Sunday Tea – This delightful rainbow speckled cake looks bright and cheerful, is fun and tastes delicious! But, what’s in a name? Well, after some research, I discovered that these pretty and very colourful cakes were the invention of the Pillsbury Company, who introduced…
French Cheese and English Honey…….
……with Le Rustique How do you improve upon perfection? Well, I think I have the answer, today’s post is all about French Cheese and English Honey……and to improve upon the natural perfection of both ingredients, I’ve created three fabulous recipes with the French brand, Le Rustique, using English honey for the perfect culinary entente cordiale! Today’s recipes use…
