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…
Birthday Party
Scones for Sunday and Birthday Parties! Buttermilk and Mixed Fruit Scones with Sour Cherry Jam
Scones for Sunday and Birthday Parties! ~ Buttermilk and Mixed Fruit Scones with Sour Cherry Jam ~ It’s the day after the party………the kitchen still looks like a bomb as hit it, and there are acres of food under cling film, which are covering every available surface. My mum was the chief cook and baker for my birthday this…
Fish on Friday and a LOVELY Recipe ~ Hot Smoked Salmon Wellington for a Scottish Supper
Fish on Friday and a LOVELY Recipe ~ Hot Smoked Salmon Wellington ~ for a Scottish Supper It’s a Scottish supper as I realised after I had cooked this meal that I had used fabulous Scottish Hot Smoked Salmon from John at Delish Fish, gorgeous Kestrel potatoes from Scotty Brand as well as their delicious…
Birthdays and Party Food! Cream Cheese & Salmon Spread with Wild Garlic
Birthdays and Party Food! Cream Cheese & Salmon Spread with Wild Garlic As you will all remember from my Meal Planning on Monday post, from Monday curiously enough, this week is my birthday week……with my birthday being this weekend; and there are plans afoot (I think!) for a meal out at lunch time and a birthday tea…
Very Berry Month of May ~ Support British Summer Fruits with Delicious Puddings and a Giveaway
~ Very Berry Month of May ~ Support British Summer Fruits with Delicious Puddings and a Fabulous Giveaway Win FIVE Edith & Bob Great British Pudding Tea Towels & FIVE matching Prints I am extremely excited to tell you that I have teamed up with Seasonal Berries & British Summer Fruits as their Berry Blogger and we bring…
Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps
Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps National Bread Week 16th – 22nd April 2012 is National Bread Week in the UK For my last bread post for British Bread Week I am sharing my Mum’s recipe for Baps, Scottish Morning Rolls. These classic Scottish bread rolls…
Celebrating British Bread Week with Farmhouse Oatmeal Bread for Toast, Soup & Sandwiches
Celebrating British Bread Week with Farmhouse Oatmeal Bread for Toast, Soup & Sandwiches National Bread Week 16th – 22nd April 2012 is National Bread Week in the UK As you may remember from my last post about National Bread Week, Baps, Bloomers and Barm Cakes – Celebrating British Bread Week with Rustic Flower Pot Bread Loaves,…
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…
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…
Tea Time Treats for the Easter Tea Table – Little Easter Egg & Daisy Cakes with Chocolate Cheese Cake Frosting
Tea Time Treats for the Easter Tea Table ~ Little Easter Egg & Daisy Cakes ~ with Chocolate Cheese Cake Frosting I have made a discovery, and a brilliant one at that…….I have discovered Philadelphia with Cadbury – a chocolate cream cheese which is JUST like eating chocolate cheesecake! I have also discovered Dr Oetker’s amazing edible Wafer…
Maundy Thursday & Royal Jam Pennies – Posh Jam Sandwiches
Maundy Thursday & Royal Jam Pennies ~ Posh Jam Sandwiches ~ Today is Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday and is the day before Good Friday and the Easter weekend, when Christians remember the last supper, the crucifixion and the death of Jesus, as well as the Resurrection to new life. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the…
Down Memory Lane – Knickerbocker Glory, the Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae
~ Down Memory Lane ~ Knickerbocker Glory The Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae Down my memory lane are tall hedges with berries, grassy banks covered with primroses and violets; bluebell woods, babbling brooks and tree houses. Hot summer days with the drowsy humming of bees, sandwiches wrapped in greaseproof paper and bottled “pop” in bottles with pot lids…
Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week ~ Old-Fashioned Egg & Bacon Sandwich Spread
Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week ~ Old-Fashioned Egg & Bacon Sandwich Spread ~ Red, White & Bacon 19th March to 25th March 2012 Location: Nationwide Great quality bacon is made with great quality pork, so during Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week we’ll be celebrating the Red Tractor farmers and bacon producers that make that a top priority – with…
Mothering Sunday and Tea in the Parlour with Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies
Mothering Sunday ~Tea in the Parlour ~ Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies ~ Happy Mother’s Day to my Mum ~ Of all the British holidays, feast days and celebrations, this is one of my favourites – not only does it give me the chance to visit and treat my mum, but it also heralds the…
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets
Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets One of my recent cake inventions – a standard Victoria Sandwich Sponge with a few delicious additions. Fresh oranges and lemons, lemon curd, crystallised violets and mascarpone cheese make this basic sponge cake moist and special enough for the Easter Sunday tea-time table,…
