Ladies in Beef! British Beef Week and St George’s Day Pub Style Peppered Stilton Steaks With Charred Onions and Chips Celebrate Great British Beef Week 23rd to 30th April Monday the 23rd April is the start of British Beef Week, as well as St George’s Day of course; I consider myself to be British, and…
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Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps
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Luxury Scottish Fish on Friday and a Classic Recipe – Omelette Arnold Bennett
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Celebrating National Stilton Week with Auld Alliance: Potted Blue Cheese and Scotch Whisky
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Baps, Bloomers and Barm Cakes – Celebrating British Bread Week with Rustic Flower Pot Bread Loaves
“Baps, Bloomers and Barm Cakes” Celebrating British Bread Week ~ Rustic Flower Pot Bread Loaves ~ National Bread Week 16th – 22nd April 2012 is National Bread Week in the UK British Bread week gives us all the opportunity to celebrate one of the oldest and most popular types of food – bread. Ours…
Retro Chic Comfort Food, The Grand National & Rumbledethumps – Scottish Potato, Cabbage & Cheese Gratin with Chives
Retro Chic Comfort Food, The Grand National Rumbledethumps ~ Scottish Potato, Cabbage & Cheese Gratin with Chives ~ Old method and recipe for making Rumbledethumps: Take a peck of purtatoes, and put them into a boyne — at them with a beetle — a dab of butter — the beetle again — anither dab —…
Lucky Friday the 13th with Tasty Fish on Friday – Brandade de Morue, French Salt Cod and Potato Gratin
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Scottish Salt Cod for a Tapas Lunch – Bacalao Fritters – Salt Cod Fritters with Saffron and Pimenton
~ Scottish Salt Cod for a Tapas Lunch ~ Bacalao Fritters Salt Cod Fritters with Saffron and Pimenton With the tempting taste of my Tapas lunch the other week still dancing on my taste-buds, I was delighted to receive some lovely fish from Delish Fish the other week; and amongst my wonderful selection of wild Scottish seafood and fish…
Fabulous Fish for Good Friday – Marmite Ecossaise – Luxury Scottish Seafood Stew
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The Perfect Pot and Cup of English Tea with Trumpers Tea & Betty Twyford
The Perfect Pot and Cup of English Tea Trumpers Tea & Betty Twyford I was delighted to receive a wonderful treasure trove of loose teas last week, and I DO mean a veritable chest of tea treasure; I am a BIG tea drinker as well as being a loose tea drinker, and so the caddies of Trumpers Teas that…
Family Fishy Friday! Pirate’s Treasure Trove Chest with Fish Nuggets & Potatoes
Family Fishy Friday! Pirate’s Treasure Trove Chest with Fish Nuggets & Potatoes Fish of the Month is: March 2012 : Coley Coley or it is sometimes known saithe or coalfish is a member of the cod family. The flesh is a dull off-white colour but this lightens during cooking. The fish has a slight sweet…
Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True + Top Tips in the Kitchen
– Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True! Plus, Top Tips in the Kitchen Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to watch her mummy and grandmother bake – she sat on a stool in the corner of the kitchen and watched them weigh and sift…
Flaming Garlic & Whisky King Prawns for World Whisky Day
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Saturday Supper Club – Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese
~ Saturday Supper Club ~ Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese I often make sweet clafoutis, especially with cherries, but recently I ate a savoury one in a local restaurant, and it was delicious. Much lighter than a gratin or a traditional Quiche and a wonderful, colourful recipe idea for…
Yorkshire Fish Pie with a Rosti Potato Topping for Fish on Friday
~ Yorkshire Fish Pie with a Rosti Potato Topping ~ Fish on Friday Here we are again, Friday! I have had such a busy week since I was last here (posting my fishy recipes), and therefore I am only sharing one recipe with you today – I do like to slip a couple of fishy…
